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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

90832 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$88.77

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$70.84

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Behavioral health

About 90832: Individual psychotherapy with patient, 30 minutes

Report a 30-minute individual psychotherapy session with the patient when the same clinician does not also perform a separately reported E/M service.

This service involves individual psychotherapy for a mental health condition, using approaches such as cognitive behavioral, supportive, or insight-oriented therapy. The patient participates, and a family member or caregiver may join part of the session when the treatment remains focused on the patient. Psychologists, clinical social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists provide this care in offices, outpatient clinics, inpatient settings, and through appropriate telehealth encounters.

Select 90832 based on 16 through 37 minutes of psychotherapy with the patient. At 38 minutes, consider 90834; at 53 minutes, consider 90837. Document psychotherapy time separately from any other service, along with the therapeutic approach, clinical focus, patient response, and progress toward treatment goals. If the same clinician also performs a separately identifiable E/M service during the encounter, report the appropriate E/M code with psychotherapy add-on 90833 instead of 90832. Interactive complexity add-on 90785 may accompany 90832 when its specific communication criteria are met and documented.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.94 · 75%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.62 · 24%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 0%

2.1M

Medicare services in 2024 · #78 by national volume

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

90832 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

90834

Psychotherapy session

45 minutes, without E/M

$117.70

Both are standalone individual psychotherapy. Use 90832 for 16 through 37 minutes and 90834 for 38 through 52 minutes.

90833

Psychotherapy with E/M

Add-on, 30 minutes

$83.50

90833 is a psychotherapy add-on reported with a separately performed E/M service by the same clinician. Use 90832 for the psychotherapy encounter without that E/M service.

90839

Crisis psychotherapy

Initial 60 minutes

$165.71

90839 requires urgent crisis assessment and intervention and sufficient crisis psychotherapy time. Use 90832 for a 16- through 37-minute individual psychotherapy encounter that does not meet those crisis criteria.

90847

Family therapy

Patient present, 50 minutes

$112.15

90847 is family psychotherapy with the patient present. Use 90832 when treatment focuses on the individual patient, even if a family member participates.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 90832 is $88.93—$0.16 higher than the $88.77 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

90832 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $88.77

  2. Bakersfield

    $88.93

    $0.16 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $88.77

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $88.78

    $0.01 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $88.77

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $88.77

    The same base rate than Redding

  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $92.17

    $3.40 higher than Redding

Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 90832 ranges from $82.76 in Arkansas to $119.44 in Alaska*. This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Madera

    California · 90832

    Office

    $88.77

    Facility

    $70.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 90832

    Office

    $88.77

    Facility

    $70.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 90832

    Office

    $88.77

    Facility

    $70.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 90832

    Office

    $96.34

    Facility

    $74.77

    $7.57 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 90832

    Office

    $91.30

    Facility

    $71.95

    $2.53 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 90832

    Office

    $88.77

    Facility

    $70.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 90832

    Office

    $88.95

    Facility

    $71.01

    $0.18 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 90832

    Office

    $91.39

    Facility

    $72.36

    $2.62 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 90832

    Office

    $90.99

    Facility

    $72.02

    $2.22 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 90832

    Office

    $91.69

    Facility

    $72.12

    $2.92 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 90832

    Office

    $100.31

    Facility

    $77.23

    $11.54 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 90832

    Office

    $100.29

    Facility

    $77.22

    $11.52 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 90832

    Office

    $101.97

    Facility

    $78.37

    $13.20 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 90832

    Office

    $101.92

    Facility

    $78.32

    $13.15 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 90832

    Office

    $89.67

    Facility

    $71.02

    $0.90 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 90832

    Office

    $91.50

    Facility

    $71.61

    $2.73 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 90832

    Office

    $90.94

    Facility

    $71.85

    $2.17 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 90832

    Office

    $92.35

    Facility

    $72.25

    $3.58 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 90832

    Office

    $88.77

    Facility

    $70.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 90832

    Office

    $96.33

    Facility

    $74.76

    $7.56 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 90832

    Office

    $88.77

    Facility

    $70.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 90832

    Office

    $88.77

    Facility

    $70.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 90832

    Office

    $93.06

    Facility

    $73.78

    $4.29 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 90832

    Office

    $87.20

    Facility

    $70.16

    $1.57 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 90832

    Office

    $86.83

    Facility

    $70.38

    $1.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 90832

    Office

    $93.54

    Facility

    $74.52

    $4.77 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 90832

    Office

    $119.44

    Facility

    $102.01

    $30.67 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 90832

    Office

    $83.11

    Facility

    $68.79

    $5.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 90832

    Office

    $82.76

    Facility

    $68.70

    $6.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 90832

    Office

    $85.15

    Facility

    $69.29

    $3.62 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 90832

    Office

    $87.87

    Facility

    $70.46

    $0.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 90832

    Office

    $88.80

    Facility

    $71.17

    $0.03 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 90832

    Office

    $85.88

    Facility

    $69.71

    $2.89 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 90832

    Office

    $86.38

    Facility

    $69.80

    $2.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 90832

    Office

    $85.10

    Facility

    $69.45

    $3.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 90832

    Office

    $86.43

    Facility

    $69.80

    $2.34 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 90832

    Office

    $83.67

    Facility

    $69.07

    $5.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 90832

    Office

    $88.54

    Facility

    $69.93

    $0.23 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 90832

    Office

    $83.88

    Facility

    $68.90

    $4.89 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 90832

    Office

    $84.01

    Facility

    $68.95

    $4.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 90832

    Office

    $84.52

    Facility

    $69.47

    $4.25 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 90832

    Office

    $84.23

    Facility

    $69.28

    $4.54 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 90832

    Office

    $87.11

    Facility

    $70.30

    $1.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 90832

    Office

    $84.16

    Facility

    $68.99

    $4.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 90832

    Office

    $83.69

    Facility

    $68.89

    $5.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 90832

    Office

    $83.51

    Facility

    $68.96

    $5.26 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 90832

    Office

    $84.66

    Facility

    $69.26

    $4.11 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 90832

    Office

    $83.44

    Facility

    $68.96

    $5.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 90832

    Office

    $92.48

    Facility

    $72.94

    $3.71 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 90832

    Office

    $87.91

    Facility

    $70.67

    $0.86 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 90832

    Office

    $88.47

    Facility

    $70.91

    $0.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 90832

    Office

    $86.71

    Facility

    $70.15

    $2.06 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 90832

    Office

    $84.06

    Facility

    $69.00

    $4.71 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 90832

    Office

    $85.53

    Facility

    $69.31

    $3.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 90832

    Office

    $85.34

    Facility

    $69.55

    $3.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 90832

    Office

    $84.08

    Facility

    $69.14

    $4.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 90832

    Office

    $86.21

    Facility

    $69.36

    $2.56 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 90832

    Office

    $84.57

    Facility

    $69.20

    $4.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 90832

    Office

    $84.85

    Facility

    $69.27

    $3.92 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 90832

    Office

    $82.97

    Facility

    $68.87

    $5.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 90832

    Office

    $82.87

    Facility

    $68.78

    $5.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 90832

    Office

    $85.84

    Facility

    $69.47

    $2.93 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 90832

    Office

    $84.33

    Facility

    $69.06

    $4.44 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 90832

    Office

    $85.64

    Facility

    $69.28

    $3.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 90832

    Office

    $84.04

    Facility

    $68.93

    $4.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 90832

    Office

    $86.65

    Facility

    $69.61

    $2.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 90832

    Office

    $93.26

    Facility

    $74.27

    $4.49 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 90832

    Office

    $90.37

    Facility

    $72.50

    $1.60 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 90832

    Office

    $84.19

    Facility

    $69.18

    $4.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 90832

    Office

    $85.81

    Facility

    $69.42

    $2.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 90832

    Office

    $94.19

    Facility

    $74.73

    $5.42 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 90832

    Office

    $90.79

    Facility

    $72.87

    $2.02 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 90832

    Office

    $93.90

    Facility

    $74.56

    $5.13 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 90832

    Office

    $84.71

    Facility

    $69.16

    $4.06 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 90832

    Office

    $84.04

    Facility

    $69.10

    $4.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 90832

    Office

    $83.55

    Facility

    $68.93

    $5.22 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 90832

    Office

    $89.09

    Facility

    $70.91

    $0.32 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 90832

    Office

    $85.66

    Facility

    $69.36

    $3.11 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 90832

    Office

    $87.92

    Facility

    $70.88

    $0.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 90832

    Office

    $84.12

    Facility

    $69.10

    $4.65 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 90832

    Office

    $86.06

    Facility

    $69.52

    $2.71 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 90832

    Office

    $87.72

    Facility

    $70.81

    $1.05 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 90832

    Office

    $84.22

    Facility

    $69.09

    $4.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 90832

    Office

    $85.62

    Facility

    $69.25

    $3.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 90832

    Office

    $83.80

    Facility

    $68.92

    $4.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 90832

    Office

    $87.13

    Facility

    $69.82

    $1.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 90832

    Office

    $83.95

    Facility

    $69.06

    $4.82 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 90832

    Office

    $86.10

    Facility

    $69.88

    $2.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 90832

    Office

    $86.29

    Facility

    $69.99

    $2.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 90832

    Office

    $86.09

    Facility

    $69.95

    $2.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 90832

    Office

    $86.16

    Facility

    $69.90

    $2.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 90832

    Office

    $86.34

    Facility

    $70.09

    $2.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 90832

    Office

    $84.75

    Facility

    $69.22

    $4.02 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 90832

    Office

    $84.56

    Facility

    $69.18

    $4.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 90832

    Office

    $85.39

    Facility

    $69.30

    $3.38 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 90832

    Office

    $86.06

    Facility

    $69.52

    $2.71 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 90832

    Office

    $85.47

    Facility

    $69.27

    $3.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 90832

    Office

    $87.70

    Facility

    $70.47

    $1.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 90832

    Office

    $93.72

    Facility

    $73.64

    $4.95 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 90832

    Office

    $84.74

    Facility

    $69.06

    $4.03 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 90832

    Office

    $83.27

    Facility

    $69.05

    $5.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 90832

    Office

    $85.75

    Facility

    $69.39

    $3.02 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

90832 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$82.76

$119.44

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$119.441
AL$83.111
AR$82.761
AZ$85.151
CA$88.77–$101.9729
CO$87.871
CT$88.801
DC$93.061
DE$85.881
FL$85.10–$87.203
GA$83.67–$86.432
GU$88.541
HI$88.541
IA$83.881
ID$84.011
IL$84.23–$87.114
IN$84.161
KS$83.691
KY$83.511
LA$83.44–$84.662
MA$87.91–$92.482
MD$86.71–$93.063
ME$84.06–$85.532
MI$84.08–$85.342
MN$86.211
MO$82.97–$84.853
MS$82.871
MT$85.841
NC$84.331
ND$85.641
NE$84.041
NH$86.651
NJ$90.37–$93.262
NM$84.191
NV$85.811
NY$84.71–$94.195
OH$84.041
OK$83.551
OR$85.66–$89.092
PA$84.12–$87.922
PR$86.061
RI$87.721
SC$84.221
SD$85.621
TN$83.801
TX$83.95–$87.138
UT$84.561
VA$85.39–$93.062
VI$86.061
VT$85.471
WA$87.70–$93.722
WI$84.741
WV$83.271
WY$85.751

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 90832 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $88.77 and the facility-setting rate is $70.84: a difference of $17.93.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 90832 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$97.65

$88.77 × 110% = $97.65

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 90832 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,529

Code
90832
Physician work
1.94
Practice expense
0.62
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 90832 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.94× 1.0171.9730
Practice expense0.62× 1.0960.6795
Malpractice0.01× 0.5360.0054
Total RVUs2.6579
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$88.77

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.941.017
Practice expense0.621.096
Malpractice0.010.536

(1.94 × 1.017 + 0.62 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $88.77

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.941.017
Practice expense0.131.096
Malpractice0.010.536

(1.94 × 1.017 + 0.13 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $70.84

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

90832 · Office / nonfacility

$88.77

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $7.95 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $80.82 to $88.77 (9.8%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $80.82changed to$88.77

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.86 changed to 1.94
    • Practice expense RVU 0.54 changed to 0.62
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.01
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $80.82

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$88.77$70.84RVU26D
2026-07-01$88.77$70.84RVU26C
2026-04-01$88.77$70.84RVU26B
2026-01-01$88.77$70.84RVU26A
2025-10-01$80.82$69.86RVU25D
2025-07-01$80.82$69.86RVU25C
2025-04-01$80.82$69.86RVU25B
2025-01-01$80.82$69.86RVU25A

90832 billing questions

How many minutes are required to report this code instead of 90834?

Use 90832 for 16 through 37 minutes of psychotherapy. At 38 minutes, use 90834; at 53 minutes, use 90837.

Can a psychiatrist report this code with an office E/M visit?

When the same clinician performs a separately identifiable E/M service and psychotherapy during the encounter, report the E/M code with add-on 90833 instead of 90832. Count psychotherapy time separately from E/M time.

Can 90785 be added to this code?

Yes, when documented communication factors meet the interactive complexity criteria. Examples include caregiver behavior that interferes with treatment or using play equipment to communicate with a patient who has not developed expressive language.

How does this code differ from crisis psychotherapy?

Use 90839 instead when the encounter meets the requirements for urgent crisis assessment and intervention and the required crisis psychotherapy time is met. Add 90840 only when additional crisis psychotherapy time supports it.

Does a family member being in the room change the code?

No, if the patient participates and the psychotherapy remains focused on the patient's individual treatment. Consider 90846 or 90847 when the service is family psychotherapy, selecting between them based on the patient's participation.

What documentation supports this code?

Record the 16 through 37 minutes of psychotherapy, the therapeutic approach, clinical focus, patient response, and relationship to treatment goals. Keep any E/M time separate.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 90832PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,529 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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