Cost analysis for CPT 90837 — Psychotherapy, 1 hour
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The most expensive state pays 1.6x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $131.35 vs AR at $82.13.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $131.35 | $1.2M | 9.1K | 28 |
| CA | $108.39 | $53.9M | 496.9K | 1.4K |
| VI | $107.13 | $50.9K | 475 | 5 |
| DC | $100.74 | $727.4K | 7.2K | 30 |
| NY | $100.40 | $25.4M | 253.3K | 823 |
| PA | $98.82 | $20.6M | 208.7K | 874 |
| FL | $96.92 | $37.9M | 391.0K | 1.2K |
| NJ | $96.48 | $15.4M | 159.8K | 559 |
| CO | $95.54 | $5.7M | 59.6K | 256 |
| PR | $95.52 | $18.8K | 197 | 3 |
| MD | $95.07 | $11.3M | 119.3K | 479 |
| WA | $94.81 | $5.4M | 57.3K | 249 |
| AZ | $94.71 | $6.4M | 68.0K | 245 |
| NH | $94.47 | $3.6M | 38.1K | 146 |
| CT | $93.98 | $3.2M | 34.5K | 154 |
| TX | $93.72 | $14.5M | 154.2K | 637 |
| IL | $93.66 | $19.0M | 202.6K | 889 |
| HI | $92.98 | $624.8K | 6.7K | 38 |
| NV | $92.35 | $2.7M | 29.0K | 117 |
| MA | $91.81 | $14.7M | 160.2K | 618 |
| MS | $91.22 | $2.3M | 25.1K | 70 |
| MI | $91.14 | $11.0M | 120.3K | 584 |
| GA | $90.48 | $7.1M | 78.0K | 292 |
| WV | $90.34 | $1.1M | 12.1K | 76 |
| RI | $90.01 | $922.5K | 10.2K | 57 |
| OR | $89.74 | $2.7M | 29.9K | 160 |
| OH | $89.67 | $8.5M | 95.1K | 584 |
| SD | $89.44 | $1.1M | 11.9K | 60 |
| MN | $89.37 | $5.6M | 63.2K | 410 |
| VA | $89.35 | $7.0M | 78.7K | 368 |
| TN | $89.30 | $3.1M | 35.2K | 182 |
| MO | $89.27 | $4.6M | 51.6K | 216 |
| ND | $89.15 | $581.4K | 6.5K | 47 |
| NM | $89.06 | $1.8M | 20.5K | 99 |
| DE | $89.03 | $2.4M | 26.6K | 120 |
| SC | $88.32 | $4.2M | 48.1K | 242 |
| VT | $88.18 | $2.5M | 28.9K | 106 |
| WI | $88.04 | $3.7M | 42.6K | 281 |
| WY | $87.00 | $1.3M | 14.9K | 62 |
| OK | $86.76 | $3.1M | 35.7K | 144 |
| NC | $86.62 | $9.4M | 109.1K | 580 |
| ID | $86.30 | $908.9K | 10.5K | 53 |
| UT | $86.14 | $1.4M | 16.8K | 115 |
| MT | $85.91 | $2.1M | 24.9K | 119 |
| AP | $85.55 | $24.3K | 284 | 1 |
| NE | $85.52 | $1.5M | 17.6K | 101 |
| AL | $85.42 | $1.3M | 15.7K | 114 |
| IN | $85.03 | $2.9M | 33.8K | 236 |
| KS | $84.10 | $3.5M | 41.8K | 220 |
| LA | $84.01 | $1.9M | 22.5K | 120 |
| ME | $83.56 | $1.7M | 20.0K | 82 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odette Amanda Butler | Nurse Practitioner | WA | $762.5K | 7.8K | $97.91 |
| Huiping Xu | Psychiatry | TX | $693.0K | 6.7K | $103.59 |
| Celevia Evans | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | MS | $594.9K | 7.2K | $82.97 |
| Margaret Cassada | Psychiatry | MS | $579.7K | 5.3K | $110.22 |
| Christopher Cortman | Psychologist, Clinical | FL | $566.3K | 5.1K | $111.83 |
| Tanisha Ranger | Psychologist, Clinical | PA | $498.3K | 4.4K | $114.42 |
| Carolyn Nicholson | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | MI | $472.2K | 5.5K | $85.26 |
| Richard Phelps | Psychiatry | FL | $433.6K | 3.8K | $114.10 |
| Terry Walton | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | GA | $395.1K | 4.6K | $85.15 |
| Carl Alsterberg | Psychologist, Clinical | MI | $334.1K | 3.0K | $109.79 |
| Aliza Skaya | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | NY | $326.2K | 3.4K | $94.92 |
| Inga Simonian | Psychologist, Clinical | CA | $326.0K | 2.7K | $121.46 |
| Robert Dobrenski | Psychologist, Clinical | NY | $325.8K | 2.8K | $117.20 |
| Nadine Baker | Psychologist, Clinical | AK | $325.5K | 2.0K | $160.49 |
| Kenneth Brown | Psychiatry | NH | $323.3K | 2.9K | $111.28 |
| Vahe Sukiasyan | Psychologist, Clinical | CA | $298.4K | 2.5K | $120.05 |
| Lazaro Cordoves | Psychiatry | FL | $292.2K | 2.5K | $119.02 |
| Mark Schindler | Psychologist, Clinical | CA | $281.9K | 2.4K | $118.44 |
| Crestre Boddy | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | GA | $280.9K | 3.3K | $85.46 |
| Kellie Burns | Psychologist, Clinical | CO | $279.5K | 2.5K | $112.52 |
Based on the data, CPT 90837 shows a 1.6x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.
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.