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Psychotherapy, 45 Minutes, With E/M Visit

Colorado rates for HCPCS 90836

This covers 45 minutes of talk therapy provided on the same day as, and in addition to, a separate medical evaluation and management visit, such as a medication check with a psychiatrist. It's always billed in addition to that other visit, rather than on its own. The 45-minute length distinguishes it from shorter or longer therapy sessions available separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Psychotherapy, 45 Minutes, With E/M Visit cost?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$70.79 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$83.18 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $72 to $145Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $63 to $117
$100$200facility $98professional $83

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18

Where Colorado sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 31st of 51

$85.11

OR $102WV $79.43

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.