Kansas Medicaid skilled nursing rates
Kansas Medicaid pays $316.60 per day for nursing home stay (daily rate) delivered by a physician or licensed psychologist, effective July 1, 2026. Below: 1 more skilled nursing rate compared with every state we track, the wages of the staff who deliver them, and recent rate changes.
- Nursing home stay (daily rate)
- $316.60per day
- Rank among states
- —
- Registered nurse median wage
- $38.14BLS May 2025
- Kansas minimum wage
- $7.25
Kansas skilled nursing rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Kansas's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | KS rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing home stay (daily rate) | Physician or licensed psychologist | $316.60 | day | — | — | $282.59 | $70.00 | $826.00 | 19 | |
| Hospice room and board in a nursing home | All levels | T2046 | $100.00 | % of the per diem rate Medicaid pays the nursing facility | — | — | $294.00/day | $196.85 | $1,051.23 | 5 |
Nursing home stay (daily rate): where Kansas ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
| # | State | Rate | Unit | Per hour | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | $826.00 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 2 | Colorado | $419.22 | — | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 3 | Washington | $373.84 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 4 | Kentucky | $365.78 | — | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 5 | Maryland | $351.63 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 6 | North Carolina | $326.33 | — | — | 2022-11-01 |
| 7 | California | $324.03 | — | — | 2026-01-01 |
| 8 | Nebraska | $321.16 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 9 | Mississippi | $285.90 | — | — | 2026-04-01 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $282.59 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $255.27 | — | — | 2025-04-01 |
| 12 | Illinois | $248.95 | — | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | $246.26 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | $226.35 | — | — | 2016-01-01 |
| 15 | Montana | $220.15 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 16 | Missouri | $210.39 | — | — | 2024-01-01 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $107.21 | — | — | 2021-07-01 |
| 18 | Michigan | $99.90 | — | — | 2026-01-01 |
| 19 | Arkansas | $70.00 | — | — | 2025-07-01 |
What it costs to deliver in Kansas
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | KS median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse | $38.14 | $46.90 | -18.7% |
| Licensed practical nurse | $29.69 | $30.96 | -4.1% |
| Nursing assistant (CNA) | $18.27 | $20.32 | -10.1% |
Recent Kansas skilled nursing 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 Kansas'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.