MedicaidBilling CodesMedium impact
Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 28
New Jersey Medicaid·NJ · Psychiatry·Coding
Effective date
Jan 1, 1998
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
New Jersey Medicaid and NJ KidCare have added two new psychological therapy billing codes (90804 and 90806) with specific fee allowances and deleted two codes (90843 and 90844) from their approved procedure code list.
Action Required
Billing team must update psychological services billing to use new codes 90804 ($19.00/$13.00 allowance for 20-30 min sessions) and 90806 ($37.00/$26.00 allowance for 45-50 min sessions). Stop billing deleted codes 90843 and 90844 effective June 1, 1998. Update billing system fee schedules and encounter forms for New Jersey Medicaid and NJ KidCare patients.