90593 Medicaid reimbursement rate by state (2026)
Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule). Medicaid pays a median of $281.64 for 90593 across 20 states, from $10.00 in Pennsylvania to $296.00 in North Carolina.
- States publishing
- 20
- National median
- $281.64units vary by state
- Lowest
- $10.00Pennsylvania
- Highest
- $296.00North Carolina
What does Medicaid pay for 90593?
20 state Medicaid programs publish a fee-for-service rate for 90593. The national median is $281.64 (units differ between states). North Carolina pays the most, $296.00, and Pennsylvania the least, $10.00, a 29.6x spread.
90593 rate by state: highest, middle and lowest
One like-for-like fee-for-service rate per state, ranked. The workspace lists all 20 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 90593, 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. 10 of the 20 states list more than one rate for 90593, 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. None of the 20 schedules prints a separate unit for 90593, so each amount is a flat payment for one service as the code defines it.
- Per hour. 90593 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 90593, 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 90593 rates differ between states
Published rates for 90593 run from $10.00 in Pennsylvania to $296.00 in North Carolina, a 29.6x gap in the same unit. Half the states pay more than the median of $281.64 and half pay less. The usual reasons for a spread like this in physician & professional rates:
- Many schedules pay differently by place of service (office versus facility) and by practitioner, and nurse practitioners and physician assistants are often paid a percentage of the physician amount.
- Some states pay physician services as a percentage of the Medicare fee schedule; others keep a schedule of their own that may not have been rebased for years.
- 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.
Timing matters too. 13 states set the current rate for 90593 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 90593
What a plan pays for 90593 is negotiated privately, but the state decides how much room there is to negotiate. Here is how the rules break down across the 20 states.
In 3 states, the published rate binds plans: a floor, a pass-through or a state-set rate. In 13 states, plans negotiate and the published rate is a benchmark or out-of-network default. The rule for the remaining 4 states is not classified yet.
- Plans negotiate; the published rate applies out of network (13 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 (3 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 North Carolina managed care.
Units and billing for 90593
90593 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.
Physician-fee-schedule codes are billed per service: one unit is one occurrence unless the code itself is defined by time or quantity. Practitioners who are not physicians are often paid a reduced percentage of the published amount, so check the schedule for the reduction that applies to your provider type.
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 90593?
It depends on the state. Of the 20 states with a published fee-for-service rate, the median is $281.64. North Carolina pays the most ($296.00) and Pennsylvania the least ($10.00).
Which state pays the highest Medicaid rate for 90593?
North Carolina, at $296.00, effective 2026-06-01.
Which state pays the lowest Medicaid rate for 90593?
Pennsylvania, at $10.00, effective 2025-06-16.
What unit is 90593 billed in?
None of the 20 schedules prints a separate unit for 90593, so each amount is a flat payment for one service as the code defines it.
Do managed-care plans pay the same rate for 90593?
Not necessarily. In 3 states, the published rate binds plans: a floor, a pass-through or a state-set rate. In 13 states, plans negotiate and the published rate is a benchmark or out-of-network default. The rule for the remaining 4 states is not classified yet. Each rule is cited to the plan contract, statute or notice in the workspace.