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Psychotherapy, 45 Minutes, With E/M Visit

Maryland 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?

$81.28

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $69.18 to $100.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $52 to $129Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $60 to $120
$100$200facility $71professional $81

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
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$81.28

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.