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What Medicaid pays therapists

Therapists reported 36 Medicaid rates between August 2020 and October 2026. The median for a 90837 was $121 across 32 reports, with a range of $60 to $220. Reports came through Group Practice and Headway, and from clinicians holding their own Medicaid contract, which allows the same code to be compared across routes.

Reported 90837: median $121, range $60–$220, middle half $108–$172, about 96% of the 2026 national Medicare reference for a master's-level clinician (32 reports · 36 across all CPTs · updated 2026-10-08)

Medicaid 90837 by license

LicenseMedianRangeReports
LPC/LMHC$113$88–$2019
LCSW$120$105–$2008
LMFT$120$108–$1322
LCPC/LPCC/LCMHC$109single report1
Pre-licensed$60single report1

Medicaid 90837 by route

RouteMedianRangeReports
Direct contract$121$60–$22030
Headway$200single report1
Group Practice$105single report1

Medicaid 90837 by state

StateMedianRangeReports
California$133$100–$1957
Oregon$185$173–$2015
Colorado$125$105–$1305
Connecticut$105$105–$1062
New Mexico$220single report1
Washington$123single report1
Hawaii$119single report1
New Hampshire$118single report1
South Carolina$117single report1
Kansas$115single report1
Virginia$113single report1
Maine$109single report1
Nevada$108single report1
Montana$107single report1
Louisiana$88single report1
Michigan$81single report1
Tennessee$60single report1

Other codes: 90834 (45 min) median $90 (3 reports).

Medicaid by state, in detail

All 36 Medicaid reports

RouteStLicenseCPTRateEffectiveNote / source
Direct contractHILPC/LMHC90837 (60 min)$118.70October 2026submitted
Direct contractTNPre-licensed90837 (60 min)$60September 2026submitted
Direct contractKSLCSW90837 (60 min)$115August 2026submitted
Direct contractORLPC/LMHC90837 (60 min)$201.28August 2026Used to be 184 until billed rate raised to 220 submitted
Direct contractCALMFT90837 (60 min)$131.97August 2026submitted
Direct contractCALMFT90834 (45 min)$89.64August 2026submitted
HeadwayORLCSW90837 (60 min)$200August 2026submitted
Direct contractVALPC/LMHC90837 (60 min)$113August 2026submitted
Direct contractCTLPC/LMHC90837 (60 min)$105.68August 2026submitted
Direct contractCTLPC/LMHC90834 (45 min)$70.48August 2026submitted
Direct contractMTLCSW90837 (60 min)$107.40July 2026submitted
Direct contractWALCSW90837 (60 min)$122.51July 2026submitted
Direct contractCO—90837 (60 min)$130May 2026source
Direct contractMI—90837 (60 min)$81.28January 2026Meridian Medicaid, group; below state Medicaid minimum per poster source
Direct contractCTLCSW90837 (60 min)$105January 2026submitted
Direct contractMELCPC/LPCC/LCMHC90837 (60 min)$108.64January 2026submitted
Direct contractSC—90837 (60 min)$117.43November 2025SC Medicaid published rate per poster source
Direct contractCA—90837 (60 min)$175November 2025Alameda County Medi-Cal, 53-minute session source
Direct contractCA——$65November 2025Santa Cruz County Medi-Cal, secondhand report source
Direct contractCA—90837 (60 min)$131.97October 2025Medi-Cal, most payors source
Direct contractCA—90834 (45 min)$90October 2025Medi-Cal source
Direct contractCA—90837 (60 min)$171October 2025one CA county's Medi-Cal rate source
Direct contractCA—90837 (60 min)$99.98October 2025Medi-Cal via Health Net source
Direct contractNM—90837 (60 min)$220September 2025LMSW, group practice source
Direct contractOR—90837 (60 min)$184.66August 2025OHP open-card base rate; CareOregon Tier 2 $203 source
Direct contractCOLPC/LMHC90837 (60 min)$113August 2025submitted
Direct contractORLPC/LMHC90837 (60 min)$184.66August 2025submitted
Direct contractLALPC/LMHC90837 (60 min)$88.10July 2025submitted
Direct contractCALCSW90837 (60 min)$195May 2025submitted
Direct contractCALCSW90837 (60 min)$133January 2025Add-on code for Telehealth t1014 ($0.24 per minute) submitted
Direct contractOR—90837 (60 min)$173November 2024Oregon Health Plan noncontracted rate, Portland metro. source
Direct contractCO—90837 (60 min)$125November 2024Independently credentialed, in-network regions. source
Group PracticeCOLPC/LMHC90837 (60 min)$105August 2024submitted
Direct contractNVLMFT90837 (60 min)$108.10May 2024submitted
Direct contractNHLCSW90837 (60 min)$118.38January 2023submitted
Direct contractCOLPC/LMHC90837 (60 min)$125August 2020submitted

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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-payer reports describe this sample; additional reports can change the median and widen the range. How this data is collected and checked.

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