New York Medicaid hospice rates
New York Medicaid pays $317.60 per day for hospice routine home care (daily), effective October 1, 2025, the 1st highest of 15 states with comparable rates. Below: 4 more hospice rates compared with every state we track, the wages of the staff who deliver them, and recent rate changes.
- Hospice routine home care (daily)
- $317.60per day
- Rank among states
- 1 of 15+69.8% vs median
- Registered nurse median wage
- $52.62BLS May 2025
- New York minimum wage
- $16.00
New York hospice rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open New York's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | NY rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospice routine home care (daily) | All levels | 3970 | $317.60 | day | — | 1 of 15 | $187.01/day | $80.36 | $317.60 | 15 |
| Hospice continuous home care (hourly) | Registered nurse | 3981 | $1,203.07 | day | — | — | $65.39/hour | $17.84 | $88.66 | 13 |
| Hospice inpatient respite (daily) | All levels | 3946 | $571.19 | day | — | 3 of 15 | $530.15/day | $212.93 | $629.83 | 15 |
| Hospice general inpatient care (daily) | All levels | 3947 | $1,299.97 | day | — | 2 of 14 | $1,144.50/day | $449.54 | $1,354.60 | 14 |
| Hospice end-of-life visit add-on (per hour) | Registered nurse | 3991 | $69.36 | — | — | — | $69.79/hr | $66.84 | $291.56 | 6 |
| Hospice room and board in a nursing home | All levels | Not published | $294.00/day | $196.85 | $1,051.23 | 5 | ||||
Hospice routine home care (daily): where New York ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
| # | State | Rate | Unit | Per hour | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $317.60 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $231.13 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $219.21 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 4 | Oregon | $215.11 | day | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 5 | Kansas | $202.68 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | $192.39 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 7 | Arizona | $190.02 | day | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 8 | Iowa | $187.01 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 9 | Georgia | $186.66 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 10 | Florida | $182.79 | day | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 11 | Texas | $182.18 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 12 | Michigan | $180.60 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 13 | Missouri | $178.98 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 14 | South Carolina | $173.92 | day | — | 2020-10-01 |
| 15 | Arkansas | $80.36 | day | — | 2026-10-01 |
What it costs to deliver in New York
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | NY median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse | $52.62 | $46.90 | +12.2% |
| Home health / personal care aide | $19.05 | $17.21 | +10.7% |
| Healthcare social worker | $35.13 | $32.63 | +7.7% |
| Chaplain | $28.16 | $29.24 | -3.7% |
Recent New York hospice rate changes
| Change | Status | Change | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYS Register 2026-07-22: Department of Health §447.205 notice — the State will invest up to $480 million in residential health care facility services when combined with… | proposed | — | 2026-08-01 |
| NYS Register 2026-07-15: Department of Health §447.205 notice — through March 31, 2027, the State will invest up to $480 million in residential health care facility… | proposed | — | 2026-04-01 |
| NY hospice residence rates 2026 approved | effective | — | 2026-01-01 |
| NY hospice non-residence rates 10/1/2025-9/30/2026 updated | effective | — | 2025-10-01 |
| FY2026 Enacted Budget Medicaid action: Nursing Home/Hospice Investments | enacted | — | 2025-04-01 |
| NY SPA 25-36 (non-inst): ADHC-Hospice-ALP ATB Funding Increase | proposed | — | 2025-04-01 |
| NY hospice 2024 minimum wage add-on | effective | — | 2024-01-01 |
| NY hospice 2023 minimum wage add-on | effective | — | 2023-01-01 |
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 New York'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.