# CPT 90837: Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient

Medicare CPT 90837 pays $167.00 in a non-facility setting and $135.27 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $161.03 in Arkansas to $232.44 in Alaska, a 44% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/90837-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Behavioral Health
Billed by: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Counselor, Emergency Medicine, Marriage & Family Therapist, Methadone Clinic, Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychoanalyst, Social Worker

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $167.00 |
| National facility | $135.27 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $232.44 | $198.64 |
| District of Columbia | $181.03 | $143.65 |
| New Jersey | $178.62 | $142.89 |
| California | $178.57 | $141.02 |
| New York | $177.86 | $142.46 |
| Washington | $176.45 | $140.28 |
| Massachusetts | $175.45 | $139.80 |
| Connecticut | $172.76 | $138.58 |
| Hawaii | $172.21 | $136.14 |
| Colorado | $170.94 | $137.18 |
| Rhode Island | $170.65 | $137.88 |
| Maryland | $170.40 | $137.32 |
| Oregon | $169.98 | $136.55 |
| New Hampshire | $168.56 | $135.53 |
| Florida | $167.77 | $135.93 |
| Minnesota | $167.70 | $135.05 |
| Puerto Rico | $167.44 | $135.36 |
| Virgin Islands | $167.44 | $135.36 |
| Pennsylvania | $167.37 | $136.29 |
| Delaware | $167.09 | $135.74 |
| Texas | $167.03 | $135.79 |
| Montana | $167.00 | $135.27 |
| Nevada | $166.93 | $135.17 |
| Wyoming | $166.83 | $135.10 |
| Illinois | $166.70 | $136.04 |
| North Dakota | $166.61 | $134.88 |
| South Dakota | $166.56 | $134.83 |
| Vermont | $166.27 | $134.86 |
| Virginia | $166.13 | $134.94 |
| Arizona | $165.67 | $134.92 |
| Georgia | $165.48 | $135.21 |
| Maine | $164.98 | $134.65 |
| Wisconsin | $164.86 | $134.46 |
| Michigan | $164.83 | $135.04 |
| Utah | $164.53 | $134.70 |
| North Carolina | $164.08 | $134.47 |
| South Carolina | $163.86 | $134.54 |
| New Mexico | $163.81 | $134.71 |
| Indiana | $163.74 | $134.32 |
| Missouri | $163.69 | $134.57 |
| Louisiana | $163.55 | $134.58 |
| Ohio | $163.52 | $134.55 |
| Nebraska | $163.50 | $134.22 |
| Idaho | $163.45 | $134.25 |
| Iowa | $163.19 | $134.16 |
| Tennessee | $163.05 | $134.20 |
| Kansas | $162.83 | $134.14 |
| Oklahoma | $162.57 | $134.23 |
| Kentucky | $162.50 | $134.29 |
| West Virginia | $162.04 | $134.47 |
| Alabama | $161.70 | $133.94 |
| Mississippi | $161.26 | $133.94 |
| Arkansas | $161.03 | $133.77 |

## Related codes

- 90785: Interactive complexity (add-on) — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/90785-cpt-fee-schedule
- 90832: Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/90832-cpt-fee-schedule
- 90833: Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient, add-on to E/M service — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/90833-cpt-fee-schedule
- 90834: Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/90834-cpt-fee-schedule
- 90836: Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient, add-on to E/M service — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/90836-cpt-fee-schedule
- 90838: Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient, add-on to E/M service — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/90838-cpt-fee-schedule
- 90845: Psychoanalysis — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/90845-cpt-fee-schedule
- 90880: Hypnotherapy — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/90880-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 90837 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules