CPT 90791 Medicare Fee Schedule 2026
Medicare's 2026 national payment for CPT 90791 is $173.35 in a non-facility setting ($137.28 in a facility), up 3.9% from $166.91 in 2025.
- Non-facility
- $173.35
- Facility
- $137.28
- vs. 2025
- +3.9%
- Commercial national avg.
- $178.55
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| Code | Date | State | Locality | Carrier | Non-Facility Fee | Facility Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90791 | 10/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $173.35 | $137.28 | Mental Health Evaluation, An Assessment By A Mental Health Professional Of A Persons Mental Health Status. This Is Conducted Through An Interview Exam Or Nonverbal Methods. The Mental Health Professional May Communicate With Family Or Other People. |
| 90791 | 7/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $173.35 | $137.28 | Mental Health Evaluation, An Assessment By A Mental Health Professional Of A Persons Mental Health Status. This Is Conducted Through An Interview Exam Or Nonverbal Methods. The Mental Health Professional May Communicate With Family Or Other People. |
| 90791 | 4/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $173.35 | $137.28 | Mental Health Evaluation, An Assessment By A Mental Health Professional Of A Persons Mental Health Status. This Is Conducted Through An Interview Exam Or Nonverbal Methods. The Mental Health Professional May Communicate With Family Or Other People. |
| 90791 | 1/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $173.35 | $137.28 | Mental Health Evaluation, An Assessment By A Mental Health Professional Of A Persons Mental Health Status. This Is Conducted Through An Interview Exam Or Nonverbal Methods. The Mental Health Professional May Communicate With Family Or Other People. |
| 90791 | 10/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $166.91 | $142.97 | Mental Health Evaluation, An Assessment By A Mental Health Professional Of A Persons Mental Health Status. This Is Conducted Through An Interview Exam Or Nonverbal Methods. The Mental Health Professional May Communicate With Family Or Other People. |
| 90791 | 7/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $166.91 | $142.97 | Mental Health Evaluation, An Assessment By A Mental Health Professional Of A Persons Mental Health Status. This Is Conducted Through An Interview Exam Or Nonverbal Methods. The Mental Health Professional May Communicate With Family Or Other People. |
| 90791 | 4/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $166.91 | $142.97 | Mental Health Evaluation, An Assessment By A Mental Health Professional Of A Persons Mental Health Status. This Is Conducted Through An Interview Exam Or Nonverbal Methods. The Mental Health Professional May Communicate With Family Or Other People. |
| 90791 | 1/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $166.91 | $142.97 | Mental Health Evaluation, An Assessment By A Mental Health Professional Of A Persons Mental Health Status. This Is Conducted Through An Interview Exam Or Nonverbal Methods. The Mental Health Professional May Communicate With Family Or Other People. |
90791 national rate by year
Each row is the latest CMS file published that year. Change is against the year before.
| CMS file | Non-facility | Facility | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $173.35 | $137.28 | +3.9% |
| October 2025 | $166.91 | $142.97 | -3.0% |
| March 2024 | $172.10 | $147.46 | -1.6% |
| January 2023 | $174.86 | $150.80 | -2.3% |
| July 2022 | $178.91 | $154.00 | - |
This is the national amount before geographic adjustment. Medicare multiplies each relative value unit by its locality's geographic practice cost index, so a practice's own allowed amount can be higher or lower; pick a state above to see its localities. The facility amount applies when the service is performed in a hospital or other facility setting.
90791: Medicare vs. commercial national average
The commercial national average for 90791, the mean of what BCBS, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna publish nationwide, is $178.55, 103% of Medicare's $173.35.
- BCBS $184.47
- UnitedHealthcare $160.15
- Aetna $164.22
- Cigna $205.36
A national average, not a local rate: each payer's figure averages the unmodified, in-network professional rates it publishes for 90791 across the country in its transparency files. Contracted rates vary widely by market, provider and plan. Medicare's figure is its national non-facility amount before geographic adjustment.
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Methodology
Rates are sourced directly from CMS Physician Fee Schedule files, indexed quarterly. Non-facility and facility prices are calculated using the published GPCI for each locality and the year's conversion factor.
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