S5170 Medicaid Rate by State

Home delivered meals, including preparation; per meal

14 state Medicaid programs publish a fee-for-service rate for S5170 (home delivered meals, including preparation; per meal), ranging from $5.97 in Arkansas to $150.00 in California.

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Publishing states

14

Median % of Medicare

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Rate range

$5.97 - $150.00

S5170 rates in every publishing state

StateMedicaid rate% of MedicarePrior authVintage
Arkansas$5.97----2026
Arizona$14.90----2026
California$150.00----2026
District of Columbia$6.34*--Required2026
Indiana$7.76*--Required2023
Missouri$10.99--Varies2026
Mississippi$6.45*----2026
Montana$9.24*--Required2025
New Hampshire$8.68*--Required2024
New Jersey$15.00--Not required2026
New Mexico$9.30----2025
Nevada$10.31----2024
Utah$25.00*--Not required2016
Wyoming$7.88----2023

Published Medicaid fee-for-service schedule amounts, not a coverage or eligibility guarantee. Managed-care plan rates can differ. Where no prior-authorization flag is shown, the state does not publish one. Rows marked * are representative published variants or methodology-derived rates. "--" in the prior-auth column means the state publishes no PA flag.

Related state-specific services codes

All 8 codes from S5100 to S5170 or every state-specific services code by number.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicaid pay for S5170?

14 state Medicaid programs publish a fee-for-service rate for S5170 (home delivered meals, including preparation; per meal), ranging from $5.97 in Arkansas to $150.00 in California. The full table on this page lists every publishing state's current rate.

Which state pays the most for S5170?

California publishes the highest Medicaid rate for S5170 at $150.00. Arkansas publishes the lowest at $5.97.

Does S5170 require prior authorization under Medicaid?

4 of the 14 publishing states flag S5170 as requiring prior authorization (always or conditionally) on their fee schedules. States without a flag publish no PA indicator for this code - that means "not published", not "no PA required".