CPT 90834 · AL

Alabama 90834: UHC median $95.00 vs Medicare $110.14

Published UnitedHealthcare Optum Behavioral Health professional median for CPT 90834 in Alabama is $95.00 (middle 80% of rates $74.98 to $127.43; 64 rate rows). CY 2026 Medicare non-facility PFS is $110.14. Aetna and Anthem commercial stay Coming soon.

For CPT 90834 (Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient) in Alabama, the CY 2026 Medicare non-facility Physician Fee Schedule amount is $110.14. Source: CMS RVU26D, October 2026 release, non-QP conversion factor 33.4009, effective 2026-10-01. Medicaid FFS stays Coming soon until that state's published file is parsed. UnitedHealthcare medians appear when we have parsed that file. Aetna and Anthem stay Coming soon.

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CPT 90834 Medicare locality amounts in Alabama (CY 2026 RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01)
LocalityMedicare non-facilityMedicare facilityMedicaid FFSCommercialSource
Alabama
AL locality 00
$110.14$90.85Coming soon
$95.00
UnitedHealthcare median · Optum Health Behavioral Services (OHBS)
10th percentile $74.98 · 90th percentile $127.43
64 rate rows · 1,482 NPIs · source file dated 2026-09-01
Aetna · Anthem Coming soon
CMS MPFS
RVU26D · eff. 2026-10-01
UnitedHealthcare · source file dated 2026-09-01

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What is the 2026 Medicare rate for CPT 90834 in Alabama?

For CPT 90834 (Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient) in Alabama, the CY 2026 Medicare non-facility Physician Fee Schedule amount is $110.14 across 1 CMS locality. Source: CMS RVU26D, October 2026 release, conversion factor 33.4009, effective 2026-10-01.

What is the UnitedHealthcare commercial median for CPT 90834 in Alabama?

UnitedHealthcare Optum Health Behavioral Services (OHBS) professional median is $95.00 (10th percentile $74.98, 90th percentile $127.43; 64 rate rows; 1,482 NPIs). Source: 2026-09-01 UnitedHealthcare of Ohio, Inc. Optum-Health-Behavioral-Services in-network-rates.json.gz, source file dated 2026-09-01. Counted by provider practice state. Aetna and Anthem stay Coming soon. Not an MCO rate.

Is this Alabama CPT 90834 amount a Medicaid MCO or commercial contracted rate?

Medicaid FFS is fee-for-service, not MCO. The commercial column is UnitedHealthcare median ($95.00 median) when loaded; Aetna and Anthem stay Coming soon.