90623 Medicaid reimbursement rate by state (2026)
Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule). Medicaid pays a median of $237.65 for 90623 across 35 states, from $2.67 in Washington to $285.44 in New Mexico.
- States publishing
- 35
- National median
- $237.65units vary by state
- Lowest
- $2.67Washington
- Highest
- $285.44New Mexico
What does Medicaid pay for 90623?
35 state Medicaid programs publish a fee-for-service rate for 90623. The national median is $237.65 (units differ between states). New Mexico pays the most, $285.44, and Washington the least, $2.67, a 106.9x spread.
90623 rate by state: highest, middle and lowest
One like-for-like fee-for-service rate per state, ranked. The workspace lists all 35 states with every variant, modifier and effective date.
How to read this table
- Order. States are listed from the highest published rate to the lowest. No single unit is shared by 8 or more states for 90623, so the order is by published amount and is not a like-for-like rank.
- Medicaid rate. The most the state's fee-for-service program pays for one unit, as published. 20 of the 35 states list more than one rate for 90623, by modifier, provider type or setting; the table shows the one that matches the provider level and setting used across states, without add-ons.
- Unit. Of the 35 states, 1 publish 90623 per unit, and 34 schedules print no unit at all (a flat amount per service).
- Per hour. 90623 is not billed in time units in these states, so no hourly figure is shown.
- Managed-care plans. The rule the state sets for its plans on this rate. What each rule means is explained below.
- % of Medicare. No Medicare physician fee schedule amount is on file for 90623, so there is no percentage.
- Source and date. Each Source link opens the state's own document; “since” is the date the rate took effect.
Why 90623 rates differ between states
Published rates for 90623 run from $2.67 in Washington to $285.44 in New Mexico, a 106.9x gap in the same unit. Half the states pay more than the median of $237.65 and half pay less. The usual reasons for a spread like this in physician & professional rates:
- Each state sets its own physician conversion factor or fee for every code, and many update them on a state budget cycle rather than on Medicare's calendar.
- Modifiers such as professional or technical component, bilateral, multiple procedure and assistant at surgery change the amount paid, and states apply them with their own percentages.
- Primary-care and pediatric add-ons, enhanced rates for certain specialties and targeted increases for access problems change individual codes without moving the rest of the schedule.
Timing matters too. 21 states set the current rate for 90623 in 2026 or later. A state that has not updated its rate in years will drift down the ranking as others raise theirs.
What managed-care plans pay for 90623
Most Medicaid members are in managed-care plans, and plans don't publish their provider fee schedules. For 90623, the public signal is the rule each state sets for its plans, recorded on each rate above.
In 11 states, the published rate binds plans: a floor, a pass-through or a state-set rate. In 17 states, plans negotiate and the published rate is a benchmark or out-of-network default. The rule for the remaining 7 states is not classified yet.
- Plans negotiate; the published rate applies out of network (17 states). In-network rates can be above or below the published rate. The published rate is the benchmark both sides know, and the fallback if no contract is signed.
- Plans must pay at least the published rate (11 states). The published rate is your floor. Negotiate up from it, and if a plan pays less, the contract provision is the basis for a payment dispute.
Plan-negotiated rates are never estimated here. To see the rule and its citation for a particular state, open that state's managed-care page, for example New Mexico managed care.
Units and billing for 90623
90623 is a CPT medicine code in the physician & professional line, billed mostly by physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other licensed practitioners. The medicine section runs from vaccines and psychiatry to dialysis, cardiology and therapy. Some of its codes are timed in 15-minute units, others are billed once per session or per test, so the unit matters more here than in most sections.
Where a state publishes separate facility and non-facility amounts, the non-facility (office) amount is usually higher because the practice carries the overhead. Physician-fee-schedule codes are billed per service: one unit is one occurrence unless the code itself is defined by time or quantity.
Before billing, confirm the rate, unit and any modifier with the state's current schedule or the plan: the amounts here are as published, not a guarantee of payment.
Frequently asked questions
What does Medicaid pay for 90623?
It depends on the state. Of the 35 states with a published fee-for-service rate, the median is $237.65. New Mexico pays the most ($285.44) and Washington the least ($2.67).
Which state pays the highest Medicaid rate for 90623?
New Mexico, at $285.44, effective 2025-01-01.
Which state pays the lowest Medicaid rate for 90623?
Washington, at $2.67, effective 2025-01-01.
What unit is 90623 billed in?
Of the 35 states, 1 publish 90623 per unit, and 34 schedules print no unit at all (a flat amount per service).
Do managed-care plans pay the same rate for 90623?
Not necessarily. In 11 states, the published rate binds plans: a floor, a pass-through or a state-set rate. In 17 states, plans negotiate and the published rate is a benchmark or out-of-network default. The rule for the remaining 7 states is not classified yet. Each rule is cited to the plan contract, statute or notice in the workspace.