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Hospice Care in Long-Term or Nonskilled Nursing Facility

California rates for HCPCS Q5003

Hospice care provided in nursing long-term care facility (LTC) or nonskilled nursing facility (NF)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hospice Care in Long-Term or Nonskilled Nursing Facility cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $132 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$47.86 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$123 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $107 to $209Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $40 to $132
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $132professional $132

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Nebraska than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $132 · 17th of 51
NE $132NY $54.95

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.