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Colorado Medicaid reimbursement rates

46,090 current fee-for-service and managed-care rates from Colorado Medicaid, across 124 services and 20 programs, normalized by code, provider level and unit. Each links to one of 116 official source documents.

Last retrieved 2026-10-05. History back to 2011-07-01.

Current rates
46,090
Services
124
Programs
20
Lines with a plan rule
5of 20 service lines

By industry

Colorado rates by service

The median current rate for each service, like-for-like by unit. Follow a service to compare it with every other state.

ServiceLineMedian rateUnitPer hourVariants
ABA assessment by a behavior analystABA / autism services$453.2515 min$1,812.982
ABA therapy with plan changes by an analystABA / autism services$25.8015 min$103.202
Group ABA therapy led by a technicianABA / autism services$8.8115 min$35.241
Group ABA therapy led by an analystABA / autism services$9.3415 min$37.361
One-on-one ABA therapy by a technicianABA / autism services$17.2015 min$68.802
Addiction (substance use) counselingBehavioral health$25.82—$65.4810
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teamBehavioral health$111.5315 min$117.722
Behavioral health day treatmentBehavioral health$44.38hour$44.381
Behavioral health services (fee schedule)Behavioral health$108.01per calendar month$87.529
Certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) rateBehavioral health$346.26——19
Community psychiatric support and treatment (CPST)Behavioral health$459.0215 min$146.488
Community-based wraparound servicesBehavioral health$11.8715 min$47.4829
Comprehensive community support servicesBehavioral health$115.1815 min$36.844
Crisis intervention (behavioral health)Behavioral health$64.8515 min$155.283
Crisis stabilization center visitBehavioral health$1,513.51day—9
Intensive outpatient program (behavioral health)Behavioral health$185.00——3
Long-term behavioral health residential (non-medical)Behavioral health$131.28day—2
Medically supervised inpatient withdrawal (per day)Behavioral health$903.50day—5
Medication administration (behavioral health)Behavioral health$18.23——1
Mental health assessment (non-physician)Behavioral health$104.17——7
Mental health counselingBehavioral health$26.0415 min$104.169
Mental health service plan developmentBehavioral health$52.56Per Plan—2
Mobile and telephone crisis responseBehavioral health$81.6615 min$326.641
Multisystemic therapy for youthBehavioral health$38.2215 min$152.882
Opioid treatment: methadone administrationBehavioral health$15.961 unit per day—5
Outpatient psychotherapy and diagnostic evaluationBehavioral health$87.01—$128.01129
Peer support (behavioral health)Behavioral health$7.5615 min$30.241
Psychiatric partial hospitalizationBehavioral health$325.45——3
Psychiatric residential treatment (daily)Behavioral health$787.64day—1
Psychoeducational servicesBehavioral health$49.43——4
Psychosocial rehabilitationBehavioral health$82.30——1
Residential crisis program (daily)Behavioral health$1,628.76day—9
Screening, brief intervention and referral (SBIRT)Behavioral health$11.63——1
Skills training and developmentBehavioral health$12.8215 min$51.286
SUD case managementBehavioral health$16.93Per session—3
SUD residential treatment (per day)Behavioral health$292.67day—10
Therapeutic behavioral servicesBehavioral health$9.2815 min$37.129
FQHC / RHC visit (PPS or APM rate)Clinics (FQHC/RHC)$347.47——20
Dental servicesDental$298.33——2177
Durable medical equipmentEquipment & supplies$180.88—$110.765126
Enteral and parenteral nutritionEquipment & supplies$13.95day—108
Medical suppliesEquipment & supplies$8.18——1890
Orthotics and prostheticsEquipment & supplies$354.53—$76.482613
Adult day servicesOther home & community services$48.7515 min$16.4431
Assisted living / alternative living servicesOther home & community services$103.72day—11
Bereavement services (child/family)Other home & community services$1,224.91Lump Sum—2
Brain injury rehabilitation services (Medicaid program)Other home & community services$89.03day—1
Case management / support coordinationOther home & community services$26.7415 min$69.9617
Children's waiver palliative careOther home & community services$27.0515 min$108.206
Community residential services for people with a brain injuryOther home & community services$336.76day—12
Community transition (moving out of an institution)Other home & community services$8.4215 min$33.687
Family and peer mentoringOther home & community services$6.3815 min$25.526
Financial management services (self-direction)Other home & community services$103.21month—12
HCBS waiver service (other)Other home & community services$490.00Lump Sum—6
Home-delivered mealsOther home & community services$12.78meal—19
Nursing respite (RN or LPN)Other home & community services$17.4515 min$69.8011
Positive behavioral interventions and supportOther home & community services$15.8430 min$31.681
Prescribed pediatric extended care (medical day care)Other home & community services$315.24hour$315.241
Residential room and board amount (state-set, paid by the member)Other home & community services$810.00month—2
Respite care (daily)Other home & community services$163.28day—61
Respite care (hourly)Other home & community services$7.4415 min$29.7645
Respite in a facility (daily)Other home & community services$192.12day—8
Service planning meetingOther home & community services$61.2115 min$109.966
Home health agency daily rate / overheadHome health$508.63day—2
Home health aide visitHome health$12.13visit—7
Home health nurse visit (RN or LPN)Home health$105.21One visit up to 2 ½ hours$57.226
Home health occupational therapyHome health$139.11One visit up to 2 ½ hours—8
Home health physical therapyHome health$136.14One Visit up to 2 ½ hours—9
Home health speech therapyHome health$150.18One visit up to 2 ½ hours—4
Home health telemonitoring (daily monitoring or installation)Home health$35.49one time—6
Hospice continuous home care (hourly)Hospice$72.80——8
Hospice end-of-life visit add-on (per hour)Hospice$72.80——8
Hospice general inpatient care (daily)Hospice$1,280.71——8
Hospice inpatient respite (daily)Hospice$597.91——8
Hospice room and board in a nursing homeHospice$260.62——310
Hospice routine home care (daily)Hospice$217.57——16
Surgery center payment group rateHospital outpatient$1,312.10——11
Day habilitation / day program (IDD)IDD services$5.6615 min$22.6484
In-home and community living supports (IDD)IDD services$12.9515 min$51.802
Job development and self-employment outcome paymentsIDD services$1,629.25Lump Sum—12
Prevocational servicesIDD services$5.2315 min$20.9040
Residential habilitation / group home supportsIDD services$239.09day—151
Supported employment (job coaching)IDD services$9.5915 min$38.3484
Supported employment follow-alongIDD services$15.0015 min$43.2272
Clinical lab testsLab & pathology$21.48——2166
Nursing home stay (daily rate)Nursing facility$275.49——335
Childbirth, lactation or parenting classOther$3.89encounter—1
Dialysis facility composite rate (per treatment)Other$91.09——43
Managed care capitation rateOther$312.25month—97
Personal needs allowance (amount a member keeps each month)Other$435.46month—2
Prenatal care coordination for at-risk pregnancy (assessment, care coordination, enhanced package)Other$297.63Per Assessment—6
Home care worker wage scale (collective bargaining)Personal care & attendant$18.17hour—3
Homemaker / housekeeping helpPersonal care & attendant$6.8315 min$27.3257
Personal care / attendant care (hourly)Personal care & attendant$6.9615 min$27.84110
Physician-administered drugs (J-codes)Pharmacy$10.97——944
Vaccines and immune globulinsPharmacy$86.23——230
Private duty nursing (hourly shifts)Private duty nursing$39.67hour$39.677
Anesthesia conversion factorPhysician & professional$28.63——1
Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)Physician & professional$311.14—$91.7622742
Wellness coaching by a certified coachPhysician & professional$2.5115 min$10.046
Imaging and radiologyRadiology$59.49——5200
Activity therapyTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$17.4115 min$69.6419
Cognitive rehabilitation therapyTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$17.9315 min$71.724
Nutrition counseling (dietitian)Therapy (PT/OT/speech)$30.2015 min$120.786
Occupational therapyTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$43.6915 min$174.766
Occupational therapy evaluationTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$86.13——8
Orthotic and prosthetic fitting and trainingTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$39.6215 min$158.488
Other therapy servicesTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$16.7915 min$67.146
Physical therapyTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$27.4215 min$109.686
Physical therapy evaluationTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$83.86——8
Speech-generating device evaluationTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$103.63——3
Speech-generating device therapyTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$86.46——3
Speech-language evaluationTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$104.25——12
Speech-language therapyTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$66.51——4
Swallowing and feeding evaluationTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$71.38——3
Swallowing and feeding therapyTherapy (PT/OT/speech)$70.82——3
Air ambulance transportTransportation$3,147.45One Way—6
Ambulance extras (waiting time, extra attendant, neonatal)Transportation$14.81Per Unit—2
Ambulance mileageTransportation$6.41mile—5
Ground ambulance transportTransportation$223.88Per Trip—16
Non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT)Transportation$20.191 Trip—197
Travel lodging for a medical appointment (per night)Transportation$69.68day—8
Eyeglasses and contact lensesVision & hearing$67.95——389
Hearing aids and hearing servicesVision & hearing$1,080.24——47

Most-compared billing codes in Colorado

Where Colorado ranks among states for codes published widely. Rank 1 = highest rate.

CodeServiceColoradoAll-state medianRank
10005Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$77.78$85.5530 of 48
10006Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$39.90$45.6435 of 48
10007Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$87.22$186.9632 of 48
10008Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$59.50$92.5132 of 48
10009Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$107.07$273.4133 of 48
10010Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$77.62$153.3033 of 48
10021Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$70.01$71.6825 of 48
10030Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$140.37$382.6230 of 48
10060Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$90.48$88.7423 of 48
10061Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$150.46$153.3026 of 48
10080Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$100.82$129.4729 of 48
10081Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$148.38$200.5132 of 48
10120Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$96.49$98.4125 of 48
10121Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$157.56$171.2230 of 48
10140Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$105.16$109.7927 of 48
10160Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$83.69$86.1026 of 48
10180Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$148.10$181.2034 of 48
11000Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$35.81$37.5528 of 48
11001Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$7.49$17.7844 of 48
11004Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$442.04$437.2422 of 48
11005Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$599.28$593.3022 of 48
11006Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$557.09$545.2220 of 48
11008Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$216.55$210.4720 of 48
11010Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$281.19$279.2224 of 48
11011Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$291.14$321.3428 of 48
11012Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$410.35$431.8227 of 48
11042Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$61.37$82.7231 of 48
11043Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$130.02$165.0939 of 48
11044Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$181.09$227.0238 of 48
11055Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$38.74$38.3224 of 48
11056Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$44.30$45.2525 of 48
11057Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$50.02$50.8325 of 48
11102Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$80.13$70.0015 of 48
11103Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$39.73$36.0417 of 48
11104Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$93.75$82.4520 of 48
11105Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$43.07$42.0123 of 48
11106Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$111.49$100.5921 of 48
11107Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$51.46$48.9723 of 48
11300Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$81.46$49.3910 of 48
11301Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule)$96.94$63.3611 of 48

Managed care in Colorado

24 plans on record, 0 state-directed payment records, 372 published capitation cells.

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Colorado publish its Medicaid fee schedules?

Colorado publishes rates across 116 official documents (fee schedules, rate notices and bulletins). Every rate on this page links to its source document.

How many Medicaid rates does Colorado publish?

46,090 rates are current across 124 services and 20 programs, with 248,655 versions on record since 2011-07-01.

Do Colorado Medicaid managed-care plans pay the fee schedule?

For 5 of 20 service lines, plan contracts or state law set a rule plans must follow (a floor, a state-set rate or a required pass-through). For the rest, plans negotiate. See the managed-care page for each line's rule and citation.

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