Arizona Medicaid (AHCCCS) psychotherapy coverage: codes, telehealth and who can bill
The short answerAHCCCS lets independently licensed behavioral health professionals, including LISWs, LMFTs and LPCs, bill CPT psychotherapy codes. Outpatient professional services go on a CMS 1500. Telehealth video uses the GT modifier.
By Javier Alvarez · Updated · 1 min read
1 row: Medicaid (by state) · Arizona. Public policy, not the member's benefits.
Arizona Medicaid (AHCCCS)
AHCCCS Fee-For-Service Provider Billing Manual Chapter 19 and Covered Behavioral Health Services Guide · Arizona
| 90791 | Listed [1] |
|---|---|
| 90832 | Listed [1] |
| 90834 | Listed [1] |
| 90837 | Listed [1] |
| 90846 | Listed [1] |
| 90847 | Listed [1] |
| 90853 | Listed [1] |
| Where it applies | CPT codes may be used only by independently licensed qualified clinicians. Other behavioral health counseling and therapy is billed with HCPCS codes such as H0004. [1][2] |
| Telehealth modifier | For telemedicine (interactive audio and video) use the GT modifier. The POS for telehealth claims is the originating site. See the AHCCCS Telehealth Code Set for what can be billed. [2] |
| Who can bill | Provider types that can bill category of service 47 (mental health) include LISW (type 85), LMFT (type 86) and LPC (type 87), as well as psychologists. Independently licensed behavioral health professionals register with AHCCCS as independent billers and use their own NPI as rendering provider for services they personally provide. [2] |
| Payment | All outpatient and professional services are billed on a CMS 1500 claim form with ICD diagnosis and CPT procedure codes. Claims with DSM-IV codes are denied. [2] |
| Also | These rules come from AHCCCS's fee-for-service billing manual, Chapter 19. The manual says not all providers can bill all services and points to the B2 Matrix for procedure codes by provider type. [2] |
- AHCCCS: Covered Behavioral Health Services Guide (updated 10/01/2026), checked October 30, 2026
- AHCCCS: Fee-For-Service Provider Billing Manual, Chapter 19 Behavioral Health Services (revision 09/15/2026), checked October 30, 2026
What Arizona Medicaid (AHCCCS)'s documents say
The table above has every field we found for Arizona Medicaid (AHCCCS), with numbered sources. In short:
- Who can bill. Provider types that can bill category of service 47 (mental health) include LISW (type 85), LMFT (type 86) and LPC (type 87), as well as psychologists. Independently licensed behavioral health professionals register with AHCCCS as independent billers and use their own NPI as rendering provider for services they personally provide.
- Where it applies. CPT codes may be used only by independently licensed qualified clinicians. Other behavioral health counseling and therapy is billed with HCPCS codes such as H0004.
- Codes. 90791, 90832, 90834, 90837, 90846, 90847 and 90853 are listed.
Check Arizona Medicaid (AHCCCS)'s claim against the row
Before the claim goes out, compare it with the row above: the code matches the session length you documented, the place of service and modifier fit a video or audio-only visit, and the rendering clinician's license is one the payer enrolls. The psychotherapy table compares Medicaid with every other payer we checked.