92283 Medicaid reimbursement rate by state (2026)
Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule). Medicaid pays a median of $35.47 for 92283 across 44 states, from $7.11 in Colorado to $82.10 in Alabama.
- States publishing
- 44
- National median
- $35.47units vary by state
- Lowest
- $7.11Colorado
- Highest
- $82.10Alabama
What does Medicaid pay for 92283?
44 state Medicaid programs publish a fee-for-service rate for 92283. The national median is $35.47 (units differ between states). Alabama pays the most, $82.10, and Colorado the least, $7.11, a 11.5x spread.
Medicare (non-facility, 2026 physician fee schedule): $47.91–$76.98 depending on the state's Medicare locality.
92283 rate by state: highest, middle and lowest
One like-for-like fee-for-service rate per state, ranked. The workspace lists all 44 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 92283, 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. 40 of the 44 states list more than one rate for 92283, 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 44 schedules prints a separate unit for 92283, so each amount is a flat payment for one service as the code defines it.
- Per hour. 92283 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 92283, 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 92283 rates differ between states
Published rates for 92283 run from $7.11 in Colorado to $82.10 in Alabama, a 11.5x gap in the same unit. Half the states pay more than the median of $35.47 and half pay less. The usual reasons for a spread like this in physician & professional rates:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 27 states set the current rate for 92283 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 92283
Most Medicaid members are in managed-care plans, and plans don't publish their provider fee schedules. For 92283, the public signal is the rule each state sets for its plans, recorded on each rate above.
In 10 states, the published rate binds plans: a floor, a pass-through or a state-set rate. In 22 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 (22 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 (10 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 Alabama managed care.
Units and billing for 92283
92283 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. Physician-fee-schedule codes are billed per service: one unit is one occurrence unless the code itself is defined by time or quantity.
Medicare's 2026 physician fee schedule pays $47.91–$76.98 for 92283 (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 92283?
It depends on the state. Of the 44 states with a published fee-for-service rate, the median is $35.47. Alabama pays the most ($82.10) and Colorado the least ($7.11).
Which state pays the highest Medicaid rate for 92283?
Alabama, at $82.10, effective 2026-09-24.
Which state pays the lowest Medicaid rate for 92283?
Colorado, at $7.11, effective 2026-07-01.
What unit is 92283 billed in?
None of the 44 schedules prints a separate unit for 92283, so each amount is a flat payment for one service as the code defines it.
Do managed-care plans pay the same rate for 92283?
Not necessarily. In 10 states, the published rate binds plans: a floor, a pass-through or a state-set rate. In 22 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.