91133 Medicaid reimbursement rate by state (2026)
Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule). Medicaid pays a median of $330.84 for 91133 across 34 states, from $6.28 in Kentucky to $702.68 in Alaska.
- States publishing
- 34
- National median
- $330.84units vary by state
- Lowest
- $6.28Kentucky
- Highest
- $702.68Alaska
What does Medicaid pay for 91133?
34 state Medicaid programs publish a fee-for-service rate for 91133. The national median is $330.84 (units differ between states). Alaska pays the most, $702.68, and Kentucky the least, $6.28, a 111.9x spread.
Medicare (non-facility, 2026 physician fee schedule): $439.35–$725.05 depending on the state's Medicare locality.
91133 rate by state: highest, middle and lowest
One like-for-like fee-for-service rate per state, ranked. The workspace lists all 34 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 91133, 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. 27 of the 34 states list more than one rate for 91133, 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. Of the 34 states, 1 publish 91133 per unit, and 33 schedules print no unit at all (a flat amount per service).
- Per hour. 91133 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. Medicare amounts exist for 91133, but no state's Medicaid unit matches Medicare's billing unit closely enough to compute a percentage.
- Source and date. Each Source link opens the state's own document; “since” is the date the rate took effect.
Why 91133 rates differ between states
Published rates for 91133 run from $6.28 in Kentucky to $702.68 in Alaska, a 111.9x gap in the same unit. Half the states pay more than the median of $330.84 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.
- 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.
Timing matters too. 24 states set the current rate for 91133 in 2026 or later, while 5 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 91133
Most Medicaid members are in managed-care plans, and plans don't publish their provider fee schedules. For 91133, the public signal is the rule each state sets for its plans, recorded on each rate above.
In 7 states, the published rate binds plans: a floor, a pass-through or a state-set rate. In 15 states, plans negotiate and the published rate is a benchmark or out-of-network default. The rule for the remaining 12 states is not classified yet.
- Plans negotiate; the published rate applies out of network (15 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 (7 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 Alaska managed care.
Units and billing for 91133
91133 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.
Medicare's 2026 physician fee schedule pays $439.35–$725.05 for 91133 (non-facility), depending on the Medicare locality. That is a useful reference point, but Medicare and Medicaid can define the unit differently, so compare only where the units match.
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 91133?
It depends on the state. Of the 34 states with a published fee-for-service rate, the median is $330.84. Alaska pays the most ($702.68) and Kentucky the least ($6.28).
Which state pays the highest Medicaid rate for 91133?
Alaska, at $702.68, effective 2026-07-01.
Which state pays the lowest Medicaid rate for 91133?
Kentucky, at $6.28, effective 2020-01-01.
What unit is 91133 billed in?
Of the 34 states, 1 publish 91133 per unit, and 33 schedules print no unit at all (a flat amount per service).
Do managed-care plans pay the same rate for 91133?
Not necessarily. In 7 states, the published rate binds plans: a floor, a pass-through or a state-set rate. In 15 states, plans negotiate and the published rate is a benchmark or out-of-network default. The rule for the remaining 12 states is not classified yet. Each rule is cited to the plan contract, statute or notice in the workspace.