US Health Care Costs

Nutrition counseling, 15 minutes

CPT 97802 · Therapy and mental health · hospital facility charge

At the 120 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $57, and most charge between $26 and $153 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

Estimate what you would pay

$57typical cash price
$52typical commercial insurer rate
$110typical list price
120hospitals in 32 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$81ID$89MTNDMN$51IL$58MI$35NY$57MA$95OR$74NVWYSDIA$26IN$20OH$76PA$44NJ$42CT$66RICA$131UT$44CONE$21MO$48KY$61WVVA$26MD$263DE$57AZ$116NMKSARTN$27NC$47SC$109DCOK$65LAMSAL$63GA$56HITX$105FL$130PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$63$63$63$36
Arizona2$116$30$203$37
California8$131$34$267$48
Connecticut1$66$66$66–
Delaware1$57$57$57$110
Florida8$130$52$264$48
Georgia6$56$25$163$53
Iowa1$26$26$26$16
Idaho2$89$89$89$71
Illinois5$58$41$184$92
Indiana2$20$18$23$47
Kentucky2$61$22$100$53
Massachusetts3$95$95$151$91
Maryland1$263$263$263–
Michigan3$35$35$64$43
Minnesota1$51$51$51$152
Missouri3$48$25$49$51
North Carolina4$47$47$116$47
Nebraska1$21$21$21$59
New Jersey8$42$32$121$109
Nevada1–––$31
New York1$57$57$57$59
Ohio7$76$40$138$56
Oklahoma2$65$13$118$82
Oregon1$74$74$74$78
Pennsylvania8$44$31$130$44
South Carolina4$109$62$157$28
Tennessee2$27$27$27$86
Texas21$105$31$163$44
Utah2$44$43$45$46
Virginia6$26$26$26$267
Washington2$81$81$81$54
120 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does nutrition counseling, 15 minutes cost at a hospital?

At 100 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for nutrition counseling, 15 minutes is $57, and most charge between $26 and $153. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $52. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for nutrition counseling, 15 minutes?

At 39 of the 84 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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