CPT 90837 · National carrier
Aetna 90837 rate: what practices are paid.
Aetna Life Insurance Company publishes the rate it negotiated with each practice, every month, by NPI. In its September 2026 files, the middle rate for 90837 (psychotherapy, 60 min) was $145.00, and half of provider groups fell between $110.00 and $187.00. Yours may differ.
These figures cover Aetna’s whole published network, nationwide. Its files don’t record where each practice is, so they aren’t a figure for any one state.
The payer’s published negotiated rate for your NPI, for the six codes your specialty bills most. For a primary care practice:
| Code | Visit | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Office visit, established patient, 20–29 min | — |
| 99214 | Office visit, established patient, 30–39 min | — |
| 99215 | Office visit, established patient, 40–54 min | — |
| 99203 | Office visit, new patient, 30–44 min | — |
| 99204 | Office visit, new patient, 45–59 min | — |
| 99212 | Office visit, established patient, 10–19 min | — |
Every figure comes from the payer’s own file, with the network and file date it was published under. We never invent a benchmark.
From Aetna’s September 2026 files
90837: psychotherapy, 60 min.
The rate in the middle of the provider groups that carry one rate for 90837.
Half of the provider groups are paid between $110.00 and $187.00; a quarter below, a quarter above.
A group in two networks counts once in each.
Last checked against Aetna’s postings Sep 21, 2026.
4,655,660 more provider groups carry more than one rate for 90837 in the same file and are left out rather than averaged. At Aetna that is most of the groups in the files, so treat these figures as the groups with a single rate, not the whole network. Source: Aetna Life Insurance Company’s in-network rate files under the federal Transparency in Coverage rule, September 2026.
How the rate is chosen
The same rule as your own lookup.
For each provider group we take the in-office rate (place of service 11, or a rate published for any setting), professional billing only, and the plain code before any modifier. A group whose file lists several different rates for the code isn’t averaged in. 90837 is billed mostly by therapists, psychologists and counselors. How we pick a rate, code by code →
90837 at other payers
The same code, payer by payer.
| Payer | Middle rate | Middle half | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcare | $150.12 | $127.32 – $193.39 | September 2026, nationwide |
| Aetna | $145.00 | $110.00 – $187.00 | September 2026, nationwide |
| Cigna | $152.00 | $119.00 – $201.50 | September 2026, nationwide |
| BCBS Texas | $129.60 | $104.75 – $139.19 | September 2026 |
| Florida Blue | $117.65 | $115.90 – $125.53 | September 2026 |
| Horizon BCBS New Jersey | $137.26 | $128.95 – $151.70 | September 2026 |
| BCBS Mississippi | $189.00 | $189.00 – $189.00 | September 2026 |
In these files, Aetna’s middle rate for 90837 is the 4th lowest of the 7 payers here (highest: BCBS Mississippi, $189.00). It is $40.46 more than Aetna’s middle rate for 90834 ($104.54).
Payers with a monthly read of their files. At our other payers a lookup reads your own rate straight from the file, so there’s no typical figure to compare.
Other codes at Aetna
Aetna’s everyday codes, September 2026.
| Code | Visit | Middle rate | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99212 | Office visit, established patient, 10–19 min | $50.90 | $38.00 – $71.08 |
| 99213 | Office visit, established patient, 20–29 min | $76.71 | $57.59 – $106.00 |
| 99214 | Office visit, established patient, 30–39 min | $119.54 | $89.71 – $166.75 |
| 99215 | Office visit, established patient, 40–54 min | $180.00 | $137.00 – $256.72 |
| 99203 | Office visit, new patient, 30–44 min | $114.80 | $91.80 – $153.75 |
| 99204 | Office visit, new patient, 45–59 min | $183.80 | $148.48 – $249.60 |
| 90791 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $160.00 | $119.63 – $208.68 |
| 90834 | Psychotherapy, 45 min | $104.54 | $82.00 – $142.15 |
| 90837 | Psychotherapy, 60 min | $145.00 | $110.00 – $187.00 |
Your own rate
Is Aetna paying you this?
The figure that matters is the one Aetna published for your practice. Look up your own Aetna rates free: your NPI, the codes your specialty bills most, by email. On a paid plan, Aetna sits next to your other payers for the codes you bill, and the underpayment check shows any code allowed below it.
Questions
About Aetna’s 90837 rate.
How much does Aetna pay for CPT 90837?
In Aetna’s September 2026 files, the middle in-office rate for 90837 (Psychotherapy, 60 min) was $145.00, and half of the provider groups were paid between $110.00 and $187.00. That is across Aetna’s whole published network, not one state. Your own contract can sit anywhere in or outside that range.
Where does this number come from?
From Aetna Life Insurance Company’s own in-network rate files, published under the federal Transparency in Coverage rule. These figures are from its September 2026 files (288 files). We take each provider group’s rate for 90837 by the same rule a lookup uses and report the middle and the middle half. Nothing is estimated.
Why is my rate different?
Aetna negotiates with each practice separately, so contracts differ. The network matters too (one practice can hold different rates in different Aetna products), and so do setting and modifiers. These figures are in-office, professional rates for the plain code.
How do I find my own Aetna rate for 90837?
Enter your NPI in the free lookup on this page. It reads Aetna’s file for the rate published for your practice, for the codes your specialty bills most, and emails you a copy.