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Missouri Medicaid FFS psychotherapy rates

Official MO HealthNet Behavioral Health amounts for the therapy codes on the state file, next to Medicare and the published UnitedHealthcare median. Aetna, Anthem, and Medicaid health plan rates stay Coming soon.

Missouri Medicaid FFS is parsed from MO HealthNet Behavioral Health fee schedule (provider files updated 2026-07-29) (Missouri Department of Social Services / MO HealthNet). File effective 2022-07-01. Last verified 2026-09-10. Official source.

Last updated

Last verified 2026-09-10 · file effective 2022-07-01. Psychiatric add-ons, age-band variants, and extra procedure types are cited on each rate page, not blended. See Methodology and Data Sources.

Official Missouri Medicaid FFS cells (MO HealthNet Behavioral Health fee schedule (provider files updated 2026-07-29), verified 2026-09-10)
CPTMedicaid FFSFacilityEffectiveCompare Medicare
CPT 90791
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation
$177.45n/a2024-01-01
verified 2026-09-10
90791 / Missouri
CPT 90792
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services
$198.50n/a2024-01-01
verified 2026-09-10
90792 / Missouri
CPT 90832
Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient
$77.20n/a2022-07-01
verified 2026-09-10
90832 / Missouri
CPT 90834
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient
$101.90n/a2022-07-01
verified 2026-09-10
90834 / Missouri
CPT 90837
Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient
$149.68n/a2022-07-01
verified 2026-09-10
90837 / Missouri
CPT 90839
Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes
$143.08n/a2022-07-01
verified 2026-09-10
90839 / Missouri
CPT 90846
Family psychotherapy without the patient, 50 minutes
$97.65n/a2022-07-01
verified 2026-09-10
90846 / Missouri
CPT 90847
Family psychotherapy with the patient, 50 minutes
$101.11n/a2022-07-01
verified 2026-09-10
90847 / Missouri
CPT 90853
Group psychotherapy
$27.11n/a2022-07-01
verified 2026-09-10
90853 / Missouri

Source file: MO HealthNet Behavioral Health fee schedule (provider files updated 2026-07-29) from Missouri Department of Social Services / MO HealthNet.

Official ABA cells on this file

CPT 97153 is a 15-minute unit. Medicare PFS for ABA is not in this extract, so /specialties/aba stays noindex. Commercial stays Coming soon.

Official Missouri Medicaid FFS ABA cells (verified 2026-09-10)
CPTMedicaid FFSModifierEffective
CPT 97153
MO HealthNet Applied Behavioral Analysis schedule, Behavior Analyst or Psychologist, modifier HO, Covered, 15-minute unit. RHC / HN / HM / U8 rows not blended. File: Applied Behavioral Analysis.xlsx.
$20.13HO2024-07-01

How Missouri Medicaid compares with Medicare and UnitedHealthcare

In Missouri, Medicaid fee-for-service pays $149.68 for CPT 90837, from the MO HealthNet Behavioral Health file effective 2022-07-01. Medicare pays $161.46 to $165.08 in an office setting (CMS RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01), so Medicaid is 92.7% of the lowest Medicare amount in the state. The UnitedHealthcare (Optum Behavioral Health) median is $130.24, and the middle 80% of published UHC rates run from $86.97 to $195.67 (UHC price transparency file dated 2026-09-01).

Missouri: Medicaid FFS vs Medicare non-facility (CMS RVU26D) vs UnitedHealthcare median, by CPT code
CPTMedicaid FFSMedicareUHC medianMedicaid as % of Medicare
CPT 90837$149.68$161.46 to $165.08
3 CMS localities
$130.24
middle 80%: $86.97 to $195.67
92.7%
CPT 90834$101.90$110.05 to $112.57
3 CMS localities
$95.00
middle 80%: $70.25 to $166.26
92.6%
CPT 90791$177.45$167.20 to $171.22
3 CMS localities
$148.88
middle 80%: $103.37 to $256.42
106.1%
CPT 90832$77.20$82.97 to $84.85
3 CMS localities
$69.22
middle 80%: $51.58 to $118.61
93%

Percent of Medicare uses the lowest Medicare non-facility locality in Missouri. UnitedHealthcare figures are published negotiated rates (file dated 2026-09-01), not a Medicaid health plan rate. See UnitedHealthcare in Missouri.

Cite this: Parite, “Missouri Medicaid, Medicare, and UnitedHealthcare rates for therapy codes,” https://goparite.com/medicaid/missouri#compare, updated 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which psychotherapy codes have official Missouri Medicaid FFS amounts?

Missouri Medicaid FFS is parsed for CPT 90791 $177.45; CPT 90792 $198.50; CPT 90832 $77.20; CPT 90834 $101.90; CPT 90837 $149.68; CPT 90839 $143.08; CPT 90846 $97.65; CPT 90847 $101.11; CPT 90853 $27.11.

What is the Missouri Medicaid FFS amount for CPT 90837?

$149.68 from MO HealthNet Behavioral Health, effective 2022-07-01, last verified 2026-09-10.

What official file is the Missouri Medicaid FFS extract from?

Missouri Department of Social Services / MO HealthNet: MO HealthNet Behavioral Health fee schedule (provider files updated 2026-07-29). Last verified 2026-09-10. MCO and commercial amounts are not copied from this FFS file.

Are Missouri Medicaid MCO or commercial rates in these tables?

This hub lists official Medicaid fee-for-service cells. Commercial price transparency percentiles and Medicaid MCO rates stay Coming soon.

How does Missouri Medicaid pay for 90837 compared with Medicare and UnitedHealthcare?

Missouri Medicaid fee-for-service pays $149.68 for CPT 90837, which is 92.7% of the lowest Missouri Medicare non-facility amount ($161.46, CMS RVU26D). The UnitedHealthcare median is $130.24 (80.7% of Medicare), from the UHC price transparency file dated 2026-09-01. Medicaid health plan and other commercial rates can differ.