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Nutrition counseling, 15 minutes in California

CPT 97802 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $34 to $267 at the 8 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$131typical cash price
$48typical commercial insurer rate
$34–$267cash price range, 6 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$34
El Camino Health
$85
University of California Davis Medical Center
$109
Stanford Health Care
$153
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$248
Good Samaritan Hospital
$267

California typical cash price: $131

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$68$34$67$54–$22,185 · 8 plans
El Camino HealthMountain View$341$85–
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$273$109$31$28–$45 · 9 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$382$153–
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$330$248$202$104–$243 · 6 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose$267$267$52$40–$214 · 65 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood––$44$42–$64 · 5 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange––$44$42–$64 · 5 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

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

At 6 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for nutrition counseling, 15 minutes is $131, and most charge between $60 and $257. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $48. 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 1 of the 4 hospitals in California 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.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for nutrition counseling, 15 minutes?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $34 at Mercy Medical Center Redding. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

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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