Per-Visit Pay
Per-visit pay is a compensation model in which home health field clinicians earn a set rate for each completed visit rather than an hourly wage or salary. Rates are tiered by discipline and visit type, with comprehensive assessment visits such as start of care paying more than routine visits. It is the dominant pay model for field staff at many agencies because it ties labor cost directly to visit volume.
Definition
Per-visit pay is a compensation model in which home health field clinicians earn a set rate for each completed visit rather than an hourly wage or salary. Rates are tiered by discipline and visit type, with comprehensive assessment visits such as start of care paying more than routine visits. It is the dominant pay model for field staff at many agencies because it ties labor cost directly to visit volume.
Why it matters
Per-Visit Pay is part of the Revenue Cycle & Billing vocabulary used across home health operations, documentation, and revenue cycle. Understanding it helps clinicians, QA leads, and administrators stay aligned on care quality and compliance.
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