Document and Entity Information (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Nov. 01, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CORVEL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000874866
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 276,324,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,433,492