Minnesota Medicaid Behavioral Health Fee Schedule 2026

Minnesota Medicaid publishes 49 behavioral health procedure rates effective 2026, paying a median 83% of the national Medicare amount for the same services. This page shows published rates for common behavioral health procedures with plain-language descriptions and, where a comparator exists, each rate as a percentage of national Medicare.

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Published codes

49

Behavioral Health procedures on the 2026 schedule

Median % of Medicare

83%

vs national Medicare, GPCI-neutral

PA required

11

+31 conditional or varies

Common behavioral health procedures and what Minnesota Medicaid pays

A curated sample of recognizable procedures from the 49-code schedule. Rates are the state's published fee-for-service amounts; the percentage compares each rate with the national Medicare amount for the same code.

CodeProcedureMinnesota rate% of Medicare
90791Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation, no medical services$144.4483.3%
90792Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services$165.7882%
90832Psychotherapy, 30 minutes$71.5283.3%
90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, added to an E&M visit$66.5381.6%
90834Psychotherapy, 45 minutes$94.5483%
90836Psychotherapy, 45 minutes, added to an E&M visit$84.5581.9%
90837Psychotherapy, 60 minutes$139.1783.3%
90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, added to an E&M visit$111.7381.8%
90839Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes$133.3583.2%
90840Psychotherapy for crisis, each added 30 minutes$64.0483%
90846Family psychotherapy without the patient, 50 minutes$87.6182.7%
90847Family psychotherapy with the patient, 50 minutes$90.6582.7%
90849Multiple-family group psychotherapy$33.5583%
90853Group psychotherapy$24.9582.1%
90867Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), initial treatment$204.55--
90868Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), subsequent treatment$118.10--
90870Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)$151.3783.2%
H0031Mental health assessment, by non-physician$82.44--
H0038Self-help/peer services, per 15 minutes$15.02--
H2019Therapeutic behavioral services, per 15 minutes$6.03--

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. Rows marked * show the schedule's representative published variant.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Minnesota Medicaid pay for behavioral health services?

Minnesota Medicaid publishes 49 behavioral health procedure rates effective 2026, paying a median 83% of the national Medicare amount for the same services. The schedule covers psychotherapy, psychiatric evaluations, substance-use treatment, and community mental health services. The table on this page shows published rates for common procedures; the complete all-codes schedule is available as a CSV download with a ProviderSignal Rates subscription.

How do Minnesota's behavioral health rates compare with Medicare?

Across behavioral health codes with a national Medicare comparator, Minnesota Medicaid pays a median 83% of the Medicare amount (GPCI-neutral national comparison). Individual codes vary widely, so check the per-code percentage in the table.

Do behavioral health services need prior authorization in Minnesota?

Minnesota publishes prior-authorization flags on its schedule: 11 behavioral health codes are marked as always requiring PA, and 31 more require it conditionally (after limits or under specific circumstances). Codes without a flag carry no published PA indicator.

Where do these rates come from?

Directly from Minnesota's published Medicaid fee-for-service schedule (effective 2026), collected and normalized by ProviderSignal across all 50 states + DC. Rates are re-collected on a rolling schedule and this page updates automatically. Procedure descriptions are ProviderSignal's own plain-language labels or public-domain CMS text.

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