Bereavement services (child/family): Medicaid rates by state

A billing code alone doesn't make a fair comparison: states bill bereavement services (child/family) under different codes, units and provider types. This benchmark lines up one comparable rate per state.

• Provider level. States are compared at the same provider level wherever the schedule distinguishes one. Rates for other levels on file (any qualified provider) are kept separate, never mixed into this ranking.
• Unit. Of the 3 states, 1 publish their headline rate per lump sum, 1 per episode and 1 per unit. The ranking uses the rate as published, so read the unit before comparing two states.
• Variants. 3 of the 3 states publish more than one rate for this service (by modifier, program, setting or provider type); the headline rate is the one that matches the comparison, and the workspace lists every variant.
• Depth. 93 rates for this service are on file across all states, versions and provider levels; this page shows one headline rate per state.

The highest-paying state, Colorado, pays $1,212.53; the lowest, Wisconsin, pays $660.00, a 1.8x gap. 3 of the 3 states pay above the median of —. Common reasons rates for other home & community services services spread this way:

• Some services are paid per 15 minutes in one state and per day or per month in another.
• Case management may be paid as a monthly rate, a per-contact rate or in 15-minute units.
• Home and community-based services are often paid under waivers, and each waiver can set its own rate for the same service.

Billing notes

Units range from 15 minutes to a day or a month, so a per-unit comparison only holds when the states use the same unit.