North Carolina Medicaid home health rates
North Carolina Medicaid pays $41.36 per day for home health nurse visit (rn or LPN) delivered by a registered nurse, effective October 1, 2025. Below: 4 more home health rates compared with every state we track, the wages of the staff who deliver them, and recent rate changes.
- Home health nurse visit (RN or LPN)
- $41.36per day
- Rank among states
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- Registered nurse median wage
- $40.56BLS May 2025
- North Carolina minimum wage
- $7.25
North Carolina home health rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open North Carolina's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | NC rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home health nurse visit (RN or LPN) | Registered nurse | T1030 | $41.36 | day | — | — | $49.37/15 min | $15.21 | $98.92 | 6 |
| Home health aide visit | Aide or attendant | RC0570 | $55.72 | 1 visit | — | — | $15.51/15 min | $4.16 | $56.89 | 8 |
| Home health physical therapy | Physical therapist | RC420 | $120.56 | 1 visit | — | — | $27.71/15 min | $4.77 | $85.93 | 7 |
| Home health occupational therapy | Occupational therapist | RC430 | $120.56 | 1 visit | — | — | $28.38/15 min | $4.77 | $69.73 | 7 |
| Home health speech therapy | Speech-language pathologist | RC440 | $120.56 | 1 visit | — | — | $27.22/15 min | $4.77 | $137.61 | 7 |
Home health nurse visit (RN or LPN): where North Carolina ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
What it costs to deliver in North Carolina
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | NC median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse | $40.56 | $46.90 | -13.5% |
| Licensed practical nurse | $30.42 | $30.96 | -1.7% |
| Home health / personal care aide | $15.02 | $17.21 | -12.7% |
| Physical therapist | $48.03 | $49.40 | -2.8% |
| Occupational therapist | $44.68 | $48.24 | -7.4% |
| Speech-language pathologist | $41.57 | $47.05 | -11.6% |
Recent North Carolina home health rate changes
The workspace adds every modifier, region and provider variant, full rate history, proposed changes, coverage and prior-authorization rules, managed-care plans and a unit-economics calculator. All of it is available through the API.
Rates are taken from North Carolina's official Medicaid publications, and each one links to its source. Confirm with the payer before billing. Managed-care plans may pay differently from fee-for-service.