CPT 90846 · KY

CPT 90846 Medicare and Medicaid FFS rate in Kentucky (2026)

Family psychotherapy without the patient, 50 minutes. Locality amounts from CMS RVU26D, October 2026 release. Official DMS Physician Medicaid FFS is shown beside Medicare.

Official Kentucky Medicaid FFS for CPT 90846 (Family psychotherapy without the patient, 50 minutes) is $76.19 (facility $75.73) from DMS Physician, effective 2026-01-01, verified 2026-09-10. CY 2026 Medicare non-facility PFS is $104.31. Source: CMS RVU26D, October 2026 release and the official Kentucky fee schedule. Not an MCO or commercial rate.

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Last verified 2026-09-10. Medicare effective 2026-10-01. Kentucky Medicaid FFS effective 2026-01-01 (DMS Physician).

CPT 90846 in Kentucky: Medicare localities (CMS RVU26D, October 2026 release) and Medicaid FFS (DMS Physician, eff. 2026-01-01)
LocalityMedicare non-facilityMedicare facilityMedicaid FFSCommercialSource
Kentucky
KY locality 00
$104.31$98.37
$76.19
DMS Physician
eff. 2026-01-01 · verified 2026-09-10
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Aetna · Anthem
CMS MPFS
RVU26D · eff. 2026-10-01
DMS Physician
eff. 2026-01-01

Compare an offered CPT 90846 rate in Kentucky 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 Kentucky Medicaid FFS amount for CPT 90846?

Official Kentucky Medicaid FFS is $76.19 (facility $75.73) from DMS Physician, effective 2026-01-01, last verified 2026-09-10.

What is the 2026 Medicare rate for CPT 90846 in Kentucky?

For CPT 90846 (Family psychotherapy without the patient, 50 minutes) in Kentucky, the CY 2026 Medicare non-facility Physician Fee Schedule amount is $104.31 across 1 CMS locality. Source: CMS RVU26D, October 2026 release, conversion factor 33.4009, effective 2026-10-01.

How does Kentucky Medicaid FFS compare to Medicare for CPT 90846?

Kentucky Medicaid FFS is $76.19; Medicare non-facility PFS is $104.31. These are different programs. The Medicaid cell is official fee-for-service only, not an MCO or commercial contracted rate. Source: https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dms/Pages/feesrates.aspx.

Where is the official Kentucky Medicaid FFS source for CPT 90846?

Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services: KY Medicaid Physician Fee Schedule 2026, effective 2026-01-01. Source page: https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dms/Pages/feesrates.aspx. File: https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dms/DMSFeeRateSchedules/2026PhysicianFeeSchedule.xlsx. Last verified 2026-09-10.

Is this Kentucky CPT 90846 amount a Medicaid MCO or commercial contracted rate?

The Medicaid FFS cell is the official DMS Physician amount $76.19. That is fee-for-service, not an MCO rate. Commercial cells remain Coming soon until a parsed in-network file is loaded.