Alabama Medicaid skilled nursing rates
Alabama Medicaid pays $95.00 per % for hospice room and board in a nursing home, effective October 1, 2026.
- Hospice room and board in a nursing home
- $95.00per %
- Rank among states
- —
- Registered nurse median wage
- $37.06BLS May 2025
- Alabama minimum wage
- $7.25
Alabama skilled nursing rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Alabama's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | AL rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing home stay (daily rate) | Physician or licensed psychologist | Not published | $282.59 | $70.00 | $826.00 | 19 | ||||
| Hospice room and board in a nursing home | All levels | T2046 | $95.00 | % | — | — | $294.00/day | $196.85 | $1,051.23 | 5 |
Hospice room and board in a nursing home: where Alabama ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
What it costs to deliver in Alabama
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | AL median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse | $37.06 | $46.90 | -21.0% |
| Licensed practical nurse | $27.42 | $30.96 | -11.4% |
| Nursing assistant (CNA) | $16.41 | $20.32 | -19.2% |
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 Alabama'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.