92371 Medicaid reimbursement rate by state (2026)
Physician and practitioner services (fee schedule). Medicaid pays a median of $9.54 for 92371 across 24 states, from $1.00 in Kansas to $64.79 in Alabama.
- States publishing
- 24
- National median
- $9.54units vary by state
- Lowest
- $1.00Kansas
- Highest
- $64.79Alabama
What does Medicaid pay for 92371?
24 state Medicaid programs publish a fee-for-service rate for 92371. The national median is $9.54 (units differ between states). Alabama pays the most, $64.79, and Kansas the least, $1.00, a 64.8x spread.
92371 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 92371, 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 24 states list more than one rate for 92371, 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 92371, so each amount is a flat payment for one service as the code defines it.
- Per hour. 92371 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 92371, 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 92371 rates differ between states
Published rates for 92371 run from $1.00 in Kansas to $64.79 in Alabama, a 64.8x gap in the same unit. Half the states pay more than the median of $9.54 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 92371 in 2026 or later, while 7 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 92371
No managed-care plan publishes what it pays for 92371. What is public is the rule each state's plan contracts set, and that rule decides how much the published rate matters when you contract with a plan.
In 6 states, the published rate binds plans: a floor, a pass-through or a state-set rate. In 11 states, plans negotiate and the published rate is a benchmark or out-of-network default. The rule for the remaining 7 states is not classified yet.
- Plans negotiate; the published rate applies out of network (11 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 Alabama managed care.
Units and billing for 92371
92371 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. Where a state publishes separate facility and non-facility amounts, the non-facility (office) amount is usually higher because the practice carries the overhead.
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 92371?
It depends on the state. Of the 24 states with a published fee-for-service rate, the median is $9.54. Alabama pays the most ($64.79) and Kansas the least ($1.00).
Which state pays the highest Medicaid rate for 92371?
Alabama, at $64.79, effective 2026-08-25.
Which state pays the lowest Medicaid rate for 92371?
Kansas, at $1.00, effective 1978-07-01.
What unit is 92371 billed in?
None of the 24 schedules prints a separate unit for 92371, so each amount is a flat payment for one service as the code defines it.
Do managed-care plans pay the same rate for 92371?
Not necessarily. In 6 states, the published rate binds plans: a floor, a pass-through or a state-set rate. In 11 states, plans negotiate and the published rate is a benchmark or out-of-network default. The rule for the remaining 7 states is not classified yet. Each rule is cited to the plan contract, statute or notice in the workspace.