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CPT code

What a 90791 pays

63 reported rates for CPT 90791 put the median at $122, with a range of $76 to $242. The code covers psychiatric diagnostic evaluation, the intake visit. The tables below split the same 63 reports by payer, route, and license.

Reported 90791: median $122, range $76–$242, middle half $101–$139, about 94% of the 2026 national Medicare reference for a master's-level clinician (63 reports · January 2023 to August 2026 · updated 2026-10-06)

What 90791 is

Session time

No time range applies. CPT writes 90791 as an untimed evaluation, and the CMS article that sets time ranges for 90832, 90834, and 90837 publishes none for 90791. How often it can be repeated is set by each payer.

What it covers

The psychiatric diagnostic evaluation, meaning the intake visit, without medical services.

Who bills it

LCSWs, LPCs, LMFTs, psychologists, psychiatrists, and psychiatric nurse practitioners, subject to each payer's credentialing and scope rules.

Time rules above are quoted from the CMS billing and coding article A57520. Rate figures on this page are self-reported by therapists and are a separate thing from what a payer is obliged to allow.

90791 by payer

90791 by route

90791 by license

90791 by state

Other codes: 90837 · 90834 · 90847 · 90846.

All 63 reports for 90791

Limitations

These figures have three limitations. First, every rate is self-reported and unverified. Second, the sample is self-selected: 14% of all reports come from California. Third, license is missing on 66 of 789 rows. These per-code reports describe this sample; additional reports can change the median and widen the range. How this data is collected and checked.