90655 Medicaid reimbursement rate by state (2026)
Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule). Medicaid pays a median of $17.02 for 90655 across 24 states, from $4.00 in Hawaii to $58.56 in Kansas.
- States publishing
- 24
- National median
- $17.02units vary by state
- Lowest
- $4.00Hawaii
- Highest
- $58.56Kansas
What does Medicaid pay for 90655?
24 state Medicaid programs publish a fee-for-service rate for 90655. The national median is $17.02 (units differ between states). Kansas pays the most, $58.56, and Hawaii the least, $4.00, a 14.6x spread.
90655 rate by state: highest, middle and lowest
One like-for-like fee-for-service rate per state, ranked. The workspace lists all 24 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 90655, 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. 12 of the 24 states list more than one rate for 90655, 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 24 schedules prints a separate unit for 90655, so each amount is a flat payment for one service as the code defines it.
- Per hour. 90655 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 90655, 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 90655 rates differ between states
Published rates for 90655 run from $4.00 in Hawaii to $58.56 in Kansas, a 14.6x gap in the same unit. Half the states pay more than the median of $17.02 and half pay less. The usual reasons for a spread like this in physician & professional rates:
- Primary-care and pediatric add-ons, enhanced rates for certain specialties and targeted increases for access problems change individual codes without moving the rest of the schedule.
- 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.
- Each state sets its own physician conversion factor or fee for every code, and many update them on a state budget cycle rather than on Medicare's calendar.
Timing matters too. 4 states set the current rate for 90655 in 2026 or later, while 9 states still pay a rate that took effect in 2022 or earlier. 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 90655
What a plan pays for 90655 is negotiated privately, but the state decides how much room there is to negotiate. Here is how the rules break down across the 24 states.
In 6 states, the published rate binds plans: a floor, a pass-through or a state-set rate. In 12 states, plans negotiate and the published rate is a benchmark or out-of-network default. The rule for the remaining 6 states is not classified yet.
- Plans negotiate; the published rate applies out of network (12 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 (6 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 Kansas managed care.
Units and billing for 90655
90655 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.
Where a state publishes separate facility and non-facility amounts, the non-facility (office) amount is usually higher because the practice carries the overhead. 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 90655?
It depends on the state. Of the 24 states with a published fee-for-service rate, the median is $17.02. Kansas pays the most ($58.56) and Hawaii the least ($4.00).
Which state pays the highest Medicaid rate for 90655?
Kansas, at $58.56, effective 2005-09-01.
Which state pays the lowest Medicaid rate for 90655?
Hawaii, at $4.00, effective 2024-03-04.
What unit is 90655 billed in?
None of the 24 schedules prints a separate unit for 90655, so each amount is a flat payment for one service as the code defines it.
Do managed-care plans pay the same rate for 90655?
Not necessarily. In 6 states, the published rate binds plans: a floor, a pass-through or a state-set rate. In 12 states, plans negotiate and the published rate is a benchmark or out-of-network default. The rule for the remaining 6 states is not classified yet. Each rule is cited to the plan contract, statute or notice in the workspace.