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Nevada Medicaid FFS psychotherapy rates

Official DHCFP PT 20 Physician 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.

Nevada Medicaid FFS is parsed from Nevada Medicaid Provider Type 20 Physician (MD/DO) fee schedule, data as of 07/2026 (Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy). File effective 2024-01-01. Last verified 2026-09-10. Official source.

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Last verified 2026-09-10 · file effective 2024-01-01. Psychiatric add-ons, age-band variants, and extra procedure types are cited on each rate page, not blended. See Methodology and Data Sources.

Official Nevada Medicaid FFS cells (Nevada Medicaid Provider Type 20 Physician (MD/DO) fee schedule, data as of 07/2026, verified 2026-09-10)
CPTMedicaid FFSFacilityEffectiveCompare Medicare
CPT 90791
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation
$121.15n/a2024-01-01
verified 2026-09-10
90791 / Nevada
CPT 90792
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services
$130.50n/a2024-01-01
verified 2026-09-10
90792 / Nevada
CPT 90832
Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient
$58.56n/a2024-01-01
verified 2026-09-10
90832 / Nevada
CPT 90834
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient
$77.63n/a2024-01-01
verified 2026-09-10
90834 / Nevada
CPT 90837
Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient
$116.09n/a2024-01-01
verified 2026-09-10
90837 / Nevada
CPT 90839
Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes
$121.26n/a2024-01-01
verified 2026-09-10
90839 / Nevada
CPT 90846
Family psychotherapy without the patient, 50 minutes
$97.02n/a2024-12-02
verified 2026-09-10
90846 / Nevada
CPT 90847
Family psychotherapy with the patient, 50 minutes
$97.02n/a2024-01-01
verified 2026-09-10
90847 / Nevada
CPT 90853
Group psychotherapy
$23.98n/a2024-01-01
verified 2026-09-10
90853 / Nevada

Source file: Nevada Medicaid Provider Type 20 Physician (MD/DO) fee schedule, data as of 07/2026 from Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy.

How Nevada Medicaid compares with Medicare and UnitedHealthcare

In Nevada, Medicaid fee-for-service pays $116.09 for CPT 90837, from the DHCFP PT 20 Physician file effective 2024-01-01. Medicare pays $166.93 in an office setting (CMS RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01), so Medicaid is 69.5% of the lowest Medicare amount in the state. The UnitedHealthcare (Optum Behavioral Health) median is $139.27, and the middle 80% of published UHC rates run from $93.02 to $189.06 (UHC price transparency file dated 2026-09-01).

Nevada: Medicaid FFS vs Medicare non-facility (CMS RVU26D) vs UnitedHealthcare median, by CPT code
CPTMedicaid FFSMedicareUHC medianMedicaid as % of Medicare
CPT 90837$116.09$166.93$139.27
middle 80%: $93.02 to $189.06
69.5%
CPT 90834$77.63$113.81$99.97
middle 80%: $73.06 to $133.68
68.2%
CPT 90791$121.15$173.28$151.69
middle 80%: $106.40 to $217.05
69.9%
CPT 90832$58.56$85.81$72.10
middle 80%: $53.68 to $96.71
68.2%

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

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

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Questions

Which psychotherapy codes have official Nevada Medicaid FFS amounts?

Nevada Medicaid FFS is parsed for CPT 90791 $121.15; CPT 90792 $130.50; CPT 90832 $58.56; CPT 90834 $77.63; CPT 90837 $116.09; CPT 90839 $121.26; CPT 90846 $97.02; CPT 90847 $97.02; CPT 90853 $23.98.

What is the Nevada Medicaid FFS amount for CPT 90837?

$116.09 from DHCFP PT 20 Physician, effective 2024-01-01, last verified 2026-09-10.

What official file is the Nevada Medicaid FFS extract from?

Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy: Nevada Medicaid Provider Type 20 Physician (MD/DO) fee schedule, data as of 07/2026. Last verified 2026-09-10. MCO and commercial amounts are not copied from this FFS file.

Are Nevada 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 Nevada Medicaid pay for 90837 compared with Medicare and UnitedHealthcare?

Nevada Medicaid fee-for-service pays $116.09 for CPT 90837, which is 69.5% of the lowest Nevada Medicare non-facility amount ($166.93, CMS RVU26D). The UnitedHealthcare median is $139.27 (83.4% of Medicare), from the UHC price transparency file dated 2026-09-01. Medicaid health plan and other commercial rates can differ.