Cost analysis for CPT 90792 — Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services
Average Medicare Payment
$125.40
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$57.0M
Services (2023)
446.6K
Price Change (2014–2023)
+25.0%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $100.31 | $50.0M | 488.1K | — |
| 2015 | $101.51 | $52.3M | 504.4K | +1.2% |
| 2016 | $99.02 | $50.9M | 501.3K | -2.5% |
| 2017 | $98.75 | $51.3M | 507.0K | -0.3% |
| 2018 | $100.53 | $53.1M | 515.8K | +1.8% |
| 2019 | $104.11 | $56.2M | 529.2K | +3.6% |
| 2020 | $103.79 | $45.0M | 422.7K | -0.3% |
| 2021 | $131.54 | $59.9M | 450.1K | +26.7% |
| 2022 | $128.06 | $58.8M | 449.3K | -2.6% |
| 2023 | $125.40 | $57.0M | 446.6K | -2.1% |
The most expensive state pays 1.6x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $177.72 vs AR at $111.57.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $177.72 | $57.6K | 324 | 9 |
| NY | $147.43 | $7.4M | 50.3K | 684 |
| DC | $135.54 | $137.3K | 1.0K | 29 |
| CT | $135.43 | $524.4K | 3.9K | 104 |
| DE | $134.52 | $483.9K | 3.6K | 38 |
| CA | $132.73 | $5.4M | 40.6K | 624 |
| NJ | $130.73 | $4.5M | 34.5K | 396 |
| IL | $130.42 | $2.8M | 21.1K | 383 |
| PA | $130.28 | $2.0M | 15.4K | 362 |
| MI | $129.22 | $1.6M | 12.4K | 228 |
| MA | $129.10 | $1.8M | 14.0K | 360 |
| NV | $127.43 | $429.8K | 3.4K | 79 |
| RI | $127.42 | $382.6K | 3.0K | 68 |
| OK | $126.82 | $235.1K | 1.9K | 49 |
| TX | $126.46 | $3.5M | 28.0K | 456 |
| WA | $125.92 | $538.0K | 4.3K | 142 |
| CO | $125.87 | $312.3K | 2.5K | 86 |
| MD | $125.78 | $1.2M | 9.3K | 242 |
| VA | $124.87 | $1.7M | 14.0K | 216 |
| NH | $124.77 | $165.7K | 1.3K | 42 |
| MO | $124.29 | $785.8K | 6.3K | 146 |
| SD | $124.10 | $42.6K | 343 | 11 |
| WV | $123.76 | $73.9K | 597 | 26 |
| FL | $123.48 | $5.4M | 43.6K | 544 |
| AZ | $122.78 | $747.3K | 6.1K | 168 |
| UT | $122.12 | $105.3K | 862 | 38 |
| KS | $122.00 | $434.7K | 3.6K | 71 |
| NM | $121.46 | $156.3K | 1.3K | 43 |
| GA | $121.19 | $1.1M | 9.2K | 191 |
| OR | $120.97 | $160.8K | 1.3K | 53 |
| VT | $120.67 | $58.0K | 481 | 14 |
| SC | $120.66 | $688.3K | 5.7K | 147 |
| ID | $120.44 | $66.7K | 554 | 22 |
| NE | $120.07 | $284.0K | 2.4K | 74 |
| AL | $119.74 | $657.9K | 5.5K | 97 |
| WI | $119.48 | $717.2K | 6.0K | 188 |
| LA | $119.43 | $990.3K | 8.3K | 148 |
| OH | $119.27 | $2.2M | 18.3K | 355 |
| ND | $119.12 | $71.6K | 601 | 24 |
| HI | $118.46 | $115.0K | 971 | 28 |
| MN | $118.13 | $261.1K | 2.2K | 95 |
| IA | $117.68 | $372.2K | 3.2K | 96 |
| KY | $117.29 | $751.0K | 6.4K | 120 |
| NC | $117.19 | $2.0M | 16.9K | 332 |
| MT | $117.10 | $89.5K | 764 | 26 |
| WY | $116.15 | $17.1K | 147 | 8 |
| IN | $116.01 | $602.3K | 5.2K | 110 |
| MS | $115.87 | $423.1K | 3.7K | 71 |
| TN | $114.03 | $1.8M | 15.4K | 213 |
| ME | $112.90 | $197.0K | 1.7K | 61 |
| AR | $111.57 | $495.5K | 4.4K | 129 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Culliford | Psychiatry | NY | $454.8K | 2.9K | $155.80 |
| Brian Wu | Psychiatry | CA | $405.9K | 2.9K | $139.11 |
| Kamel Kamel | Psychiatry | CA | $298.6K | 2.2K | $136.54 |
| Vitaliy Khaldarov | Psychiatry | NY | $247.5K | 1.4K | $173.94 |
| Jung Hahn | Neuropsychiatry | NY | $192.7K | 1.3K | $145.95 |
| Jesus Lago | Psychiatry | NY | $191.1K | 1.2K | $164.76 |
| David Sayles | Psychiatry | VA | $170.3K | 1.1K | $158.73 |
| Syed Abidi | Psychiatry | NY | $167.2K | 1.2K | $144.88 |
| Chima Asikaiwe | Psychiatry | TX | $155.7K | 1.0K | $154.89 |
| Olga Abduakhadov | Psychiatry | NY | $153.9K | 1.0K | $150.55 |
| Tayfun Karakoc | Psychiatry | TX | $150.4K | 972 | $154.76 |
| Joseph Rojo | Physician Assistant | CA | $143.1K | 1.2K | $122.22 |
| Alexander Heisman | Psychiatry | NY | $138.5K | 914 | $151.58 |
| Rafik Youssef | Psychiatry | NJ | $134.6K | 933 | $144.28 |
| Vadim Korol | Nurse Practitioner | NY | $131.8K | 920 | $143.30 |
| Lissette Cortazar | Neuropsychiatry | FL | $123.4K | 762 | $161.90 |
| Vinod Alluri | Psychiatry | IL | $123.3K | 848 | $145.38 |
| Rhodora Magtibay | Nurse Practitioner | CA | $115.9K | 873 | $132.81 |
| Shelagh Thomas | Nurse Practitioner | DE | $114.8K | 879 | $130.58 |
| Gadson Johnson | Psychiatry | CA | $114.3K | 812 | $140.77 |
Based on the data, CPT 90792 shows a 1.6x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.
Costs have increased 25.0% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.