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Connecticut Medicaid therapy rates

Connecticut Medicaid pays $22.46 per 15 min ($89.84 an hour) for physical therapy delivered by a physical therapist, effective January 1, 2026, the 23rd highest of 41 states with comparable rates. Below: 5 more therapy rates compared with every state we track, the wages of the staff who deliver them, and recent rate changes.

Physical therapy: $22.46per 15 min · $89.84/hr
Rank among states: 23 of 41-0.9% vs median
Physical therapist median wage: $50.17BLS May 2025
Connecticut minimum wage: $16.94$17.48 from January 1, 2027

Connecticut therapy rates vs other states

Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Connecticut's official fee schedule.

Service	Provider level	Code	CT rate	Unit	Per hour	Rank	Median across states	Lowest	Highest	States
Physical therapy	Physical therapist	97110	$22.46	15 min	$89.84	23 of 41	$90.68/hr	$46.64	$165.64	41
Occupational therapy	Occupational therapist	97530	$23.94	15 min	$95.76	22 of 40	$99.48/hr	$31.56	$198.64	40
Speech-language therapy	Speech-language pathologist	92507	$47.45	—	—	24 of 32	$62.13	$19.57	$142.14	32
Physical therapy evaluation	Physical therapist	97162	$62.18	—	—	31 of 38	$74.75	$10.27	$141.72	38
Occupational therapy evaluation	Occupational therapist	97167	$63.88	—	—	28 of 37	$76.54	$19.63	$143.05	37
Speech-language evaluation	Speech-language pathologist	92521	$60.00	—	—	34 of 37	$88.31	$49.44	$158.54	37

Physical therapy: where Connecticut ranks

States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.

#	State	Rate	Unit	Per hour	Effective
1	New Mexico	$41.41	15 min	$165.64	2025-01-01
2	Montana	$36.76	15 min	$147.04	2026-07-01
3	Texas	$33.75	15 min	$135.00	2017-09-01
4	Utah	$29.93	15 min	$119.72	2026-07-01
5	Tennessee	$28.25	15 min	$113.00	2025-07-01
6	Nevada	$28.19	15 min	$112.76	2017-01-01
7	Maryland	$27.85	15 min	$111.40	2026-01-01
8	Nebraska	$27.42	15 min	$109.68	2026-07-01
9	Oklahoma	$26.00	15 min	$104.00	2024-10-01
10	Missouri	$25.56	15 min	$102.24	2026-07-01
11	Virginia	$25.17	15 min	$100.68	2026-07-01
12	New Hampshire	$24.95	15 min	$99.80	2023-07-01
13	Kansas	$24.79	15 min	$99.16	2024-08-01
14	Colorado	$24.65	15 min	$98.60	2026-07-01
15	Vermont	$24.47	15 min	$97.88	2026-01-01
16	Mississippi	$24.36	15 min	$97.44	2026-07-01
17	Idaho	$24.01	15 min	$96.04	2026-07-01
18	Oregon	$23.49	15 min	$93.96	2026-02-01
19	North Carolina	$23.37	15 min	$93.48	2025-10-01
20	Louisiana	$23.00	15 min	$92.00	2025-11-18
21	Massachusetts	$22.67	15 min	$90.68	2025-06-06
22	Iowa	$22.65	15 min	$90.60	2020-05-01
23	Connecticut	$22.46	15 min	$89.84	2026-01-01
24	Minnesota	$22.38	15 min	$89.52	2026-02-01
25	Arkansas	$21.76	15 min	$87.04	2024-04-03
26	Illinois	$21.63	15 min	$86.52	2024-04-01
27	Michigan	$20.87	15 min	$83.48	2026-01-01
28	Wisconsin	$20.29	15 min	$81.16	2022-01-01
29	Georgia	$20.07	15 min	$80.28	2017-01-01
30	Washington	$19.87	15 min	$79.48	2026-10-01
31	West Virginia	$19.76	15 min	$79.04	2026-04-01
32	Ohio	$18.50	15 min	$74.00	2020-06-12
33	Indiana	$18.12	15 min	$72.48	2014-01-01
34	New York	$18.05	15 min	$72.20	2023-10-01
35	Florida	$17.96	15 min	$71.84	2026-07-01
36	South Carolina	$17.82	15 min	$71.28	2017-07-01
37	Kentucky	$17.54	15 min	$70.16	2026-01-01
38	Pennsylvania	$16.75	15 min	$67.00	2021-09-01
39	New Jersey	$14.70	15 min	$58.80	2026-07-01
40	California	$12.22	15 min	$48.88	2026-10-01
41	Maine	$11.66	15 min	$46.64	2026-01-01

What it costs to deliver in Connecticut

Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).

Role	CT median	US median	vs US
Physical therapist	$50.17	$49.40	+1.6%
Occupational therapist	$49.25	$48.24	+2.1%
Speech-language pathologist	$48.13	$47.05	+2.3%
Physical therapist assistant	$36.48	$32.88	+10.9%
Occupational therapy assistant	$34.99	$34.76	+0.7%

Recent Connecticut therapy rate changes

Change	Status	Change	Effective
PB25-74: January 2026 HIPAA Compliant Update to the Independent Audiology and Speech and Language Pathology Fee Schedule	effective	—	2026-01-01
PB26-05: Independent Therapy Fee Schedule Updates	effective	—	2026-01-01
SPA 26-A: January 2026 HIPAA Updates for Physician Services, Dental Services, Independent Radiology, DME, Medical Surgical Supplies, Independent Laboratory Services, and Audiology/Speech & Language Pathology, Increases to the Reimbursement Rates for Select Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Devices (LARCs), the Annual Review of the Reimbursement Rates for Physician-Administered Drugs, Rate Increases for Select Home Health and Home and Community Based Services	proposed	—	2026-01-01
SPA 26-F: Reimbursement Rate Increase for Independent Therapy Services	proposed	—	2026-01-01
PB25-86: Changes to Prior Authorization of Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies for Individuals Whose Primary Diagnosis is Intellectual Disability, Developmental Delay, Autism or Other Developmental Disorder	effective	—	—
SPA 25-AF: Hospital Reimbursement for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Therapies	proposed	—	2025-10-01
PB25-38: Changes to Prior Authorization of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapies	effective	—	—
PB25-18: New Coverage of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)	effective	—	2025-07-01
SPA 25-AN: Update to ABP for the Medicaid Coverage Group for Low-Income Adults-Coverage of Medical Nutrition Therapy	proposed	—	2025-07-01
SPA 25-W: New Coverage of Medical Nutrition Therapy	proposed	—	2025-07-01

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Rates are taken from Connecticut'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.