Medicaid FFS · ND

North Dakota Medicaid FFS: 90837 $187.37 General Rate

Official ND Medicaid Professional Services cells (data updated August 1, 2026). CPT 90837 is $187.37 General Rate; Professional/Technical columns are $0.00 on this code. ABA 97153 is a separate Autism-category cell.

North Dakota Medicaid FFS is parsed from ND Medicaid Professional Services Fee Schedule, data updated August 1, 2026 (North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services). File effective 2026-08-01. Last verified 2026-09-10. Official source.

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Last verified 2026-09-10 · file effective 2026-08-01. Psychiatric add-ons, age-band variants, and extra procedure types are cited on each rate page, not blended. See Methodology and Data Sources.

Official North Dakota Medicaid FFS cells (ND Medicaid Professional Services Fee Schedule, data updated August 1, 2026, verified 2026-09-10)
CPTMedicaid FFSFacilityEffectiveCompare Medicare
CPT 90791
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation
$194.50n/a2026-08-01
verified 2026-09-10
90791 / North Dakota
CPT 90792
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services
$223.42n/a2026-08-01
verified 2026-09-10
90792 / North Dakota
CPT 90832
Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient
$96.13n/a2026-08-01
verified 2026-09-10
90832 / North Dakota
CPT 90834
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient
$127.67n/a2026-08-01
verified 2026-09-10
90834 / North Dakota
CPT 90837
Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient
$187.37n/a2026-08-01
verified 2026-09-10
90837 / North Dakota
CPT 90839
Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes
$179.49n/a2026-08-01
verified 2026-09-10
90839 / North Dakota
CPT 90846
Family psychotherapy without the patient, 50 minutes
$118.28n/a2026-08-01
verified 2026-09-10
90846 / North Dakota
CPT 90847
Family psychotherapy with the patient, 50 minutes
$122.79n/a2026-08-01
verified 2026-09-10
90847 / North Dakota
CPT 90853
Group psychotherapy
$33.79n/a2026-08-01
verified 2026-09-10
90853 / North Dakota

Source file: ND Medicaid Professional Services Fee Schedule, data updated August 1, 2026 from North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services.

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 North Dakota Medicaid FFS ABA cells (verified 2026-09-10)
CPTMedicaid FFSModifierEffective
CPT 97153
ND Medicaid Professional Services unmodified General Rate (Covered Yes; Professional/Technical columns are $0.00 on this code). Autism category, 15-minute unit. Coverage notes: Covered through age 20 only.
$10.81n/a2026-08-01

How North Dakota Medicaid compares with Medicare and UnitedHealthcare

In North Dakota, Medicaid fee-for-service pays $187.37 for CPT 90837, from the ND Medicaid Professional file effective 2026-08-01. Medicare pays $166.61 in an office setting (CMS RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01), so Medicaid is 112.5% of the lowest Medicare amount in the state. The UnitedHealthcare (Optum Behavioral Health) median is $145.70, and the middle 80% of published UHC rates run from $107.19 to $177.01 (UHC price transparency file dated 2026-09-01).

North Dakota: Medicaid FFS vs Medicare non-facility (CMS RVU26D) vs UnitedHealthcare median, by CPT code
CPTMedicaid FFSMedicareUHC medianMedicaid as % of Medicare
CPT 90837$187.37$166.61$145.70
middle 80%: $107.19 to $177.01
112.5%
CPT 90834$127.67$113.50$100.26
middle 80%: $83.67 to $131.78
112.5%
CPT 90791$194.50$172.95$174.86
middle 80%: $125.78 to $219.21
112.5%
CPT 90832$96.13$85.64$75.74
middle 80%: $60.58 to $99.39
112.2%

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

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

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Questions

Which psychotherapy codes have official North Dakota Medicaid FFS amounts?

North Dakota Medicaid FFS is parsed for CPT 90791 $194.50; CPT 90792 $223.42; CPT 90832 $96.13; CPT 90834 $127.67; CPT 90837 $187.37; CPT 90839 $179.49; CPT 90846 $118.28; CPT 90847 $122.79; CPT 90853 $33.79.

What is the North Dakota Medicaid FFS amount for CPT 90837?

$187.37 from ND Medicaid Professional, effective 2026-08-01, last verified 2026-09-10.

What official file is the North Dakota Medicaid FFS extract from?

North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services: ND Medicaid Professional Services Fee Schedule, data updated August 1, 2026. Last verified 2026-09-10. MCO and commercial amounts are not copied from this FFS file.

Are North Dakota 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 North Dakota Medicaid pay for 90837 compared with Medicare and UnitedHealthcare?

North Dakota Medicaid fee-for-service pays $187.37 for CPT 90837, which is 112.5% of the lowest North Dakota Medicare non-facility amount ($166.61, CMS RVU26D). The UnitedHealthcare median is $145.70 (87.4% of Medicare), from the UHC price transparency file dated 2026-09-01. Medicaid health plan and other commercial rates can differ.

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