# CPT 96146: Psychological/neuropsychological test administration, automated result only

Medicare CPT 96146 pays $2.34 in a non-facility setting and $2.34 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $1.89 in Arkansas to $2.73 in District of Columbia, a 44% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/96146-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Behavioral Health
Billed by: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Psychiatry & Neurology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $2.34 |
| National facility | $2.34 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $2.73 | $2.73 |
| New York | $2.69 | $2.69 |
| Florida | $2.66 | $2.66 |
| New Jersey | $2.62 | $2.62 |
| Illinois | $2.58 | $2.58 |
| Connecticut | $2.56 | $2.56 |
| California | $2.55 | $2.55 |
| Washington | $2.55 | $2.55 |
| Massachusetts | $2.54 | $2.54 |
| Hawaii | $2.47 | $2.47 |
| Maryland | $2.45 | $2.45 |
| Colorado | $2.39 | $2.39 |
| New Hampshire | $2.38 | $2.38 |
| Rhode Island | $2.37 | $2.37 |
| Michigan | $2.36 | $2.36 |
| Oregon | $2.36 | $2.36 |
| Puerto Rico | $2.36 | $2.36 |
| Virgin Islands | $2.36 | $2.36 |
| Montana | $2.34 | $2.34 |
| Alaska | $2.32 | $2.32 |
| Georgia | $2.32 | $2.32 |
| Pennsylvania | $2.32 | $2.32 |
| Delaware | $2.28 | $2.28 |
| Nevada | $2.28 | $2.28 |
| Texas | $2.28 | $2.28 |
| Wyoming | $2.25 | $2.25 |
| New Mexico | $2.24 | $2.24 |
| Arizona | $2.23 | $2.23 |
| West Virginia | $2.22 | $2.22 |
| Virginia | $2.21 | $2.21 |
| Louisiana | $2.18 | $2.18 |
| Utah | $2.18 | $2.18 |
| Missouri | $2.17 | $2.17 |
| Ohio | $2.17 | $2.17 |
| Minnesota | $2.16 | $2.16 |
| Vermont | $2.15 | $2.15 |
| North Dakota | $2.14 | $2.14 |
| South Carolina | $2.14 | $2.14 |
| Maine | $2.13 | $2.13 |
| South Dakota | $2.12 | $2.12 |
| Kentucky | $2.09 | $2.09 |
| North Carolina | $2.08 | $2.08 |
| Oklahoma | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| Indiana | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| Wisconsin | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| Idaho | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Tennessee | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Kansas | $1.98 | $1.98 |
| Nebraska | $1.98 | $1.98 |
| Iowa | $1.97 | $1.97 |
| Mississippi | $1.97 | $1.97 |
| Alabama | $1.94 | $1.94 |
| Arkansas | $1.89 | $1.89 |

## Related codes

- 96116: Neurobehavioral status exam, first hour — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/96116-cpt-fee-schedule
- 96121: Neurobehavioral status exam, each additional hour (add-on) — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/96121-cpt-fee-schedule
- 96125: Standardized cognitive performance testing, with interpretation and report — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/96125-cpt-fee-schedule
- 96132: Neuropsychological testing evaluation services, first hour — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/96132-cpt-fee-schedule
- 96133: Neuropsychological testing evaluation services, each additional hour (add-on) — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/96133-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 96146 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