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Skilled Nursing

California rates for RC 0550

Skilled Nursing-General Classification

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Skilled Nursing cost?

$135

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $224.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $83 to $302
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $135

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
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$489.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58

Where California sits

The same service costs 398.1 times more in Virginia than in Louisiana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $135 · 23rd of 33
VA $10,000LA $25.12

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.