Home›Rates›LCPC / LPCC / LCMHC
License rate page
What clinical counselors licensed under the LCPC, LPCC, or LCMHC title report being paid
Clinical counselors licensed under the LCPC, LPCC, or LCMHC title reported 29 rates. The median 90837 was $111 across 27 reports, with a range of $70 to $175. LPC / LMHC reports put the same code at $114 across 271 reports, within $3 of that.
Reported 90837: median $111, range $70–$175, middle half $98–$121, about 89% of the 2026 national Medicare reference for a master's-level clinician (27 reports · 29 across all CPTs · updated 2026-10-21)
The same code at every license level
Payers set a fee schedule per code, and several of them also set it per license level. The table below pools every report on this site for CPT 90837 and splits it by the reporting clinician's license.
| License | Median | Range | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| LPC/LMHC | $114 | $60–$201 | 271 |
| LCSW | $112 | $60–$210 | 233 |
| LMFT | $113 | $73–$210 | 67 |
| PhD/PsyD | $148 | $90–$284 | 43 |
| LCPC/LPCC/LCMHC | $111 | $70–$175 | 27 |
| Pre-licensed | $60 | $49–$158 | 3 |
| MD/DO | $136 | $109–$163 | 2 |
LCPC / LPCC / LCMHC 90837 by payer
| Payer | Median | Range | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCBS | $113 | $91–$175 | 7 |
| Aetna | $120 | $111–$130 | 5 |
| Cigna | $95 | $70–$128 | 5 |
| Optum / UHC | $110 | $110–$122 | 3 |
| EAP | $108 | $95–$120 | 2 |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $127 | single report | 1 |
| Medical Mutual | $114 | single report | 1 |
| Medicaid | $109 | single report | 1 |
| All payers (flat) | $70 | single report | 1 |
LCPC / LPCC / LCMHC 90837 by route
| Route | Median | Range | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct contract | $110 | $70–$175 | 14 |
| Headway | $122 | $89–$130 | 7 |
| Lyra Health | $120 | single report | 1 |
| Alma | $120 | single report | 1 |
| SonderMind | $111 | single report | 1 |
| Grow Therapy | $101 | single report | 1 |
| Spring Health | $95 | single report | 1 |
| Rula | $70 | single report | 1 |
LCPC / LPCC / LCMHC 90837 by state
| State | Median | Range | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | $110 | $89–$128 | 7 |
| Ohio | $111 | $70–$120 | 6 |
| California | $126 | $95–$130 | 4 |
| Maine | $109 | $95–$127 | 3 |
| Illinois | $101 | $70–$134 | 3 |
LCPC / LPCC / LCMHC by CPT code
| CPT code | Median | Range | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90837 (60 min) | $111 | $70–$175 | 27 |
All 29 LCPC / LPCC / LCMHC reports
| Route | Payer | St | CPT | Rate | Effective | Note / source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Health | EAP | CA | 90837 (60 min) | $95 | October 2026 | They initially offered 95 and we went back and forth and settled at $105. Down from the $120 clinicians were getting previously. submitted |
| Lyra Health | EAP | OH | 90837 (60 min) | $120 | October 2026 | They're not adding new clinicians anymore. They have their own they use now for EAP services submitted |
| Direct contract | Aetna | OH | 90837 (60 min) | $111.92 | October 2026 | submitted |
| Direct contract | BCBS | OH | 90837 (60 min) | $92.74 | October 2026 | Sometimes is reimburses at $92.75 submitted |
| Direct contract | Cigna | OH | 90837 (60 min) | $70 | October 2026 | Supposedly the renegotiate annually, but their renegotiations suck submitted |
| Direct contract | Optum / UHC | OH | 90837 (60 min) | $110.30 | October 2026 | submitted |
| Direct contract | Medical Mutual | OH | 90837 (60 min) | $114.47 | October 2026 | submitted |
| Direct contract | BCBS | NM | 90837 (60 min) | $175 | October 2026 | submitted |
| Alma | Aetna | NY | 90837 (60 min) | $119.50 | October 2026 | submitted |
| Direct contract | BCBS | IL | 90837 (60 min) | $133.67 | August 2026 | submitted |
| Headway | BCBS | MD | 90837 (60 min) | $119.07 | August 2026 | submitted |
| Headway | Cigna | MD | 90837 (60 min) | $89 | August 2026 | submitted |
| Direct contract | — | VT | 90847 (family, with client) | $180 | August 2026 | submitted |
| Grow Therapy | Optum / UHC | MD | 90791 (intake) | $101.06 | August 2026 | submitted |
| SonderMind | Aetna | MA | 90837 (60 min) | $111 | August 2026 | submitted |
| Direct contract | Cigna | MD | 90837 (60 min) | $104 | June 2026 | submitted |
| Direct contract | Medicaid | ME | 90837 (60 min) | $108.64 | January 2026 | submitted |
| Direct contract | BCBS | KY | 90837 (60 min) | $91.23 | January 2026 | since 2023 submitted |
| Direct contract | BCBS | MD | 90837 (60 min) | $104.33 | December 2025 | $104.33 for PPO; $106.60 for HMO submitted |
| Direct contract | BCBS | MD | 90837 (60 min) | $113.40 | December 2025 | Increase from 110.9 prior to December 2025 submitted |
| Direct contract | Cigna | MD | 90837 (60 min) | $128 | July 2025 | Bethesda area submitted |
| Direct contract | Optum / UHC | MD | 90837 (60 min) | $110.30 | July 2025 | submitted |
| Grow Therapy | — | IL | 90837 (60 min) | $101 | January 2025 | submitted |
| Rula | All payers (flat) | IL | 90837 (60 min) | $70 | October 2024 | submitted |
| Headway | Cigna | ME | 90837 (60 min) | $95 | August 2024 | submitted |
| Headway | Harvard Pilgrim | ME | 90837 (60 min) | $127 | August 2024 | submitted |
| Headway | Aetna | CA | 90837 (60 min) | $130 | August 2023 | submitted |
| Headway | Aetna | CA | 90837 (60 min) | $130 | March 2023 | submitted |
| Headway | Optum / UHC | CA | 90837 (60 min) | $122 | March 2023 | submitted |
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 943 rows. These per-license reports describe this sample; additional reports can change the median and widen the range. How this data is collected and checked.