Medicaid Behavioral Health Fee Schedules by State

51 states publish Medicaid behavioral health fee schedules. Nationally, the median published rate runs 81.2% of the Medicare amount for the same code, ranging from 24.7% (Pennsylvania) to 192.5% (Alaska).

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Publishing states

51

Distinct procedure codes

146

National median % of Medicare

81.2%

Every state's behavioral health schedule compared

StatePublished codesMedian % of MedicarePA-required codesVintage
Alaska21192.5%--2026
Alabama1756%--2026
Arkansas3899%--2026
Arizona55100.1%--2026
California5279%--2026
Colorado2981.2%--2026
Connecticut7086%182026
District of Columbia6886.9%22026
Delaware3698%--2026
Florida1977.8%--2026
Georgia1061%--2026
Hawaii2380.1%--2025
Iowa4250%--2025
Idaho2584.1%22026
Illinois3252.5%--2026
Indiana4389.8%242026
Kansas4467.5%--2025
Kentucky4859.3%--2026
Louisiana3475.4%--2026
Massachusetts4465.7%--2026
Maryland37116.6%--2026
Maine3970.8%--2026
Michigan2966.4%--2026
Minnesota4983%112026
Missouri6189.3%22026
Mississippi3586.7%22026
Montana26130%42026
North Carolina2463.3%--2025
North Dakota48111.7%--2026
Nebraska347.6%--2026
New Hampshire6570.6%82026
New Jersey4692.4%152026
New Mexico53135.2%--2026
Nevada4675.5%--2026
New York2096.3%--2026
Ohio3072.3%--2026
Oklahoma1890.9%--2026
Oregon1981.1%--2026
Pennsylvania2624.7%--2026
Rhode Island16----2026
South Carolina3362.7%--2026
South Dakota19----2026
Tennessee3----2025
Texas3176.2%--2026
Utah5377.3%102026
Virginia62102.2%--2026
Vermont4484.3%12026
Washington5473.2%--2026
Wisconsin4374.4%--2026
West Virginia2869.8%--2026
Wyoming4582.8%42026

Published Medicaid fee-for-service schedule amounts, not a coverage or eligibility guarantee. Managed-care plan rates can differ. Where no prior-authorization flag is shown, the state does not publish one. "--" in the PA column means the state publishes no prior-authorization flags on this schedule.

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Every behavioral health code priced by ten or more state Medicaid programs, grouped by code number, each with its state count and median rate. Behavioral Health codes by number

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Frequently asked questions

Which states pay the most for Medicaid behavioral health services?

Measured as a median percentage of the national Medicare amount, Alaska pays the most (192.5% of Medicare) and Pennsylvania the least (24.7%) among states with comparable codes. The full ranking is in the table on this page; individual procedures vary widely within every state.

What do these Medicaid behavioral health fee schedules cover?

Published fee-for-service rates for behavioral health services: psychotherapy, psychiatric evaluations, substance-use treatment, and community mental health services. Each state page lists common procedures with plain-language descriptions and the state's published rate; the complete all-codes schedules are available with a ProviderSignal Rates subscription.

How current are these rates?

Rates come from each state's currently published Medicaid fee schedule and are re-collected on a rolling schedule; pages update automatically after each collection. Most states' schedules on this page are effective 2026.