Florida Medicaid behavioral health rates
Florida Medicaid pays $4.25 per per for mental health counseling delivered by a licensed mental health clinician, effective January 1, 2026. Below: 7 more behavioral health rates compared with every state we track, the wages of the staff who deliver them, and recent rate changes.
- Mental health counseling
- $4.25per per
- Rank among states
- —
- Mental health counselor median wage
- $27.30BLS May 2025
- Florida minimum wage
- $15.00
Florida behavioral health rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Florida's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | FL rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health counseling | Licensed mental health clinician | H0046 | $4.25 | per | — | — | $21.21 | $0.45 | $28.05 | 7 |
| Outpatient psychotherapy and diagnostic evaluation | Licensed mental health clinician | 90832 | $66.76 | 30 min | $133.52 | — | $81.18 | $20.33 | $302.03 | 12 |
| Mental health assessment (non-physician) | Physician or licensed psychologist | H0031 | $9.66 | — | — | 17 of 17 | $83.45 | $9.66 | $687.46 | 17 |
| Skills training and development | Bachelor's-level staff | H2014 | $3.35 | 15 min | $13.40 | 12 of 13 | $47.80/hr | $10.00 | $104.24 | 13 |
| Therapeutic behavioral services | Physician or licensed psychologist | H2019 | $4.04 | per quarter hour | — | — | $73.48/hr | $19.52 | $825.88 | 13 |
| Mental health service plan development | Licensed mental health clinician | T1007 | $48.93 | one time | — | — | $62.84 | $10.00 | $338.84 | 10 |
| Community-based wraparound services | Licensed mental health clinician | Not published | $106.02/hr | $6.28 | $710.72 | 8 | ||||
| Psychiatric residential treatment (daily) | All levels | $689.47 | — | — | — | $525.00/day | $283.19 | $1,244.07 | 9 | |
| Inpatient psychiatric stay (per day) | All levels | $287.00 | day | — | — | $886.49 | $623.70 | $1,435.69 | 6 | |
Mental health counseling: where Florida ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
| # | State | Rate | Unit | Per hour | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $28.05 | — | — | 2021-01-01 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | $27.43 | — | — | 2022-01-01 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $22.95 | — | — | 2025-09-01 |
| 4 | Ohio | $21.21 | — | — | 2020-06-12 |
| 5 | North Carolina | $18.49 | — | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 6 | Michigan | $8.62 | — | — | 2018-01-01 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $0.45 | — | — | 2024-01-01 |
What it costs to deliver in Florida
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | FL median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health counselor | $27.30 | $28.53 | -4.3% |
| Mental health social worker | $24.80 | $28.98 | -14.4% |
| Clinical psychologist | $41.16 | $48.36 | -14.9% |
| Psychiatrist | $152.02 | $135.51 | +12.2% |
| Nurse practitioner | $62.26 | $63.61 | -2.1% |
| Psychiatric technician | $20.95 | $21.70 | -3.5% |
Recent Florida behavioral health rate changes
| Change | Status | Change | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialized Therapeutic Services Fee Schedule: edition effective 2024-10-01 | effective | +8.1% | 2024-10-01 |
| Community Behavioral Health Services Fee Schedule: edition effective 2024-01-01 | effective | +18.3% | 2024-01-01 |
| Behavioral Health Overlay Services Fee Schedule: edition effective 2023-01-01 | effective | -0.1% | 2023-01-01 |
| Specialized Therapeutic Services Fee Schedule: edition effective 2023-01-01 | effective | -0.0% | 2023-01-01 |
| Behavioral Health Overlay Services Fee Schedule: edition effective 2022-07-01 | effective | +0.9% | 2022-07-01 |
| Community Behavioral Health Services Fee Schedule: edition effective 2022-07-01 | effective | +0.9% | 2022-07-01 |
| Specialized Therapeutic Services Fee Schedule: edition effective 2022-07-01 | effective | +0.9% | 2022-07-01 |
The workspace adds every modifier, region and provider variant, full rate history, proposed changes, coverage and prior-authorization rules, managed-care plans and a unit-economics calculator. All of it is available through the API.
Rates are taken from Florida's official Medicaid publications, and each one links to its source. Confirm with the payer before billing. Managed-care plans may pay differently from fee-for-service.