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CPT code

What a 90834 pays

31 reported rates for CPT 90834 put the median at $77, with a range of $30 to $130. The code covers individual psychotherapy, 38 to 52 minutes. The tables below split the same 31 reports by payer, route, and license.

Reported 90834: median $77, range $30–$130 (31 reports · August 2023 to August 2026 · updated 2026-08-23)

90834 by payer

PayerMedianRangeReports
Aetna$101$61–$1208
Optum / UHC$80$75–$1085
Cigna$77$62–$804
BCBS$61$46–$743
EAP$72$58–$872
All payers (flat)$52$49–$552

90834 by route

RouteMedianRangeReports
Headway$77$61–$10311
Grow Therapy$60$46–$656
Alma$101$87–$1085
Direct contract$82$79–$1205

90834 by license

LicenseMedianRangeReports
LPC/LMHC$73$46–$10315
LCSW$80$74–$1038
PhD/PsyD$114$108–$1202

90834 by state

StateMedianRangeReports
Georgia$69$46–$10114
California$86$79–$1306
New Jersey$78$74–$1034

Other codes: 90837 · 90791 · 90847 · 90846.

All 31 reports for 90834

RoutePayerStLicenseRateEffectiveNote / source
Grow TherapyAetnaGALPC/LMHC$61.43August 2026submitted
Grow TherapyBCBSGALPC/LMHC$45.60August 2026submitted
Grow TherapyCignaGALPC/LMHC$62.30August 2026submitted
AlmaAetnaMNLCSW$101August 2026Cut from 116.80 submitted
Grow TherapyKaiserGALPC/LMHC$65.13August 2026submitted
AlmaAetnaGALPC/LMHC$101August 2026submitted
AlmaOptum / UHCGALPC/LMHC$87August 2026submitted
AlmaEAPGALPC/LMHC$87August 2026submitted
Grow TherapyEAPGALPC/LMHC$57.60August 2026submitted
Grow TherapyAmeriHealthGALPC/LMHC$54.98August 2026submitted
Direct contractAetnaCALCSW$82.50August 2026submitted
Direct contractOptum / UHCCALCSW$78.73August 2026submitted
Direct contractCignaCALCSW$80August 2026submitted
BetterHelpSelf-pay (platform)$30May 2026Effective per-session pay. Stepped hourly ladder starts near $30/hr and caps at $70/hr; sessions pay for 45 minutes; no-shows pay $10. source
HeadwayAetnaCO$95May 2026source
HeadwayBCBSGALPC/LMHC$61January 2026submitted
HeadwayCignaGALPC/LMHC$77January 2026submitted
HeadwayHorizon BCBS NJGALPC/LMHC$74January 2026submitted
HeadwayIndependence Blue CrossGALPC/LMHC$73.20January 2026submitted
HeadwayOptum / UHCGALPC/LMHC$75January 2026submitted
AmwellAll payers (flat)AZ$55November 2025flat per session, 1099 source
Direct contractMedicaidCA$90October 2025Medi-Cal source
HeadwayAetnaTXLPC/LMHC$103October 2025submitted
Direct contractAetnaCAPhD/PsyD$120August 2025submitted
AlmaOptum / UHCRIPhD/PsyD$108.35July 2025submitted
SonderMindAll payers (flat)NH$49May 2025source
OctaveCALMFT$130April 2025submitted
HeadwayAetnaNJLCSW$103August 2023submitted
HeadwayBCBSNJLCSW$74August 2023submitted
HeadwayOptum / UHCNJLCSW$80August 2023submitted
HeadwayCignaNJLCSW$77August 2023submitted

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Limitations

These figures have three limitations. First, every rate is self-reported and unverified. Second, the sample is self-selected: 26% of all reports come from Georgia, where the launch discussion reached furthest. Third, license is missing on 53 of 301 rows. Nevertheless, they are the only public per-code figures available to a therapist weighing an offer, and every added report narrows the ranges above.