CPT 90839 · VA

CPT 90839 Medicare and Medicaid FFS rate in Virginia (2026)

Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes. Locality amounts from CMS RVU26D, October 2026 release. Official DMAS Procedure Fee Medicaid FFS is shown beside Medicare.

Official Virginia Medicaid FFS for CPT 90839 (Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes) is $178.49 (facility $139.96) from DMAS Procedure Fee, effective 2024-01-01, verified 2026-09-10. CY 2026 Medicare non-facility PFS is $159.35. Source: CMS RVU26D, October 2026 release and the official Virginia fee schedule. Not an MCO or commercial rate.

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Last verified 2026-09-10. Medicare effective 2026-10-01. Virginia Medicaid FFS effective 2024-01-01 (DMAS Procedure Fee).

CPT 90839 in Virginia: Medicare localities (CMS RVU26D, October 2026 release) and Medicaid FFS (DMAS Procedure Fee, eff. 2024-01-01)
LocalityMedicare non-facilityMedicare facilityMedicaid FFSCommercialSource
Virginia
VA locality 00
$159.35$129.15
$178.49
DMAS Procedure Fee
eff. 2024-01-01 · verified 2026-09-10
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Aetna · Anthem
CMS MPFS
RVU26D · eff. 2026-10-01
DMAS Procedure Fee
eff. 2024-01-01

Compare an offered CPT 90839 rate in Virginia on Contract Checker v1.3 (code and state prefilled). When UnitedHealthcare publishes rates for this code and state, the tool also compares your offer to the UHC median and the middle 80% of UHC rates, alongside Medicare and Medicaid FFS. Aetna and Anthem stay Coming soon.

Questions

What is the Virginia Medicaid FFS amount for CPT 90839?

Official Virginia Medicaid FFS is $178.49 (facility $139.96) from DMAS Procedure Fee, effective 2024-01-01, last verified 2026-09-10.

What is the 2026 Medicare rate for CPT 90839 in Virginia?

For CPT 90839 (Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes) in Virginia, the CY 2026 Medicare non-facility Physician Fee Schedule amount is $159.35 across 1 CMS locality. Source: CMS RVU26D, October 2026 release, conversion factor 33.4009, effective 2026-10-01.

How does Virginia Medicaid FFS compare to Medicare for CPT 90839?

Virginia Medicaid FFS is $178.49; Medicare non-facility PFS is $159.35. These are different programs. The Medicaid cell is official fee-for-service only, not an MCO or commercial contracted rate. Source: https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/for-providers/rates-and-rate-setting/procedure-fee-files-cpt-codes/.

Where is the official Virginia Medicaid FFS source for CPT 90839?

Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services: DMAS Procedure Fee File CPT Part 4 (codes 80002–99607), current rows (rate end 12/31/9999). Source page: https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/for-providers/rates-and-rate-setting/procedure-fee-files-cpt-codes/. File: https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/media/cptcodes/cptmedical4.csv. Last verified 2026-09-10.

Is this Virginia CPT 90839 amount a Medicaid MCO or commercial contracted rate?

The Medicaid FFS cell is the official DMAS Procedure Fee amount $178.49. That is fee-for-service, not an MCO rate. Commercial cells remain Coming soon until a parsed in-network file is loaded.