Nutrition counseling cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $17.55 to $57.49, with a median of $50.27. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton — $32.72 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $67.10 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 97802, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.
Lowest$17.55Ascension Seton
Median$50.27half pay less
Highest$57.49in this market
Difference3.3×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
median
Lowest $17.55Highest $80.15
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 NUTRITION ASSESS /15 MIN | $17.55 | $48.75 | $33.22–$33.54 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 NUTRITION ASSESS /15 MIN | $22.77 | $63.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 NUTRITION 9WKPRGM-SMCH | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 NUTRITION 6WKPRGM-SMCH | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 NUTRITION 6WKPRGM-SMCW | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 NUTRITION 9WKPRGM-SMCW | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION 6WKPRGM-SMCA | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION 9WKPRGM-SMCA | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESSMENT | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS COMPLEX | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 INIT ASSESSMENT | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS COMPREHENSIVE | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS FOCUSED | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS EXPANDED | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS DETAILED | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS COMPREHN | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS COMPLEX | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION ASSESS /15 MIN | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION ASSESS /15 MIN | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS FOCUSED | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS EXPANDED | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS DETAILED | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS COMPREHENSIVE | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS COMPLEX | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESSMENT | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION 9WKPRGM-SMCA | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION 6WKPRGM-SMCA | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION ASSESS /15 MIN | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS FOCUSED | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS EXPANDED | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS DETAILED | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS COMPREHENSIVE | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS COMPLEX | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESSMENT | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION 9WKPRGM-SMCA | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION 6WKPRGM-SMCA | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS DETAILED | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS FOCUSED | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INIT ASSESS EXPANDED | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION ASSESS /15 MIN | $26.01 | $72.25 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 INIT ASSESS PER EA 15 MIN | $27.00 | $75.00 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 NUTRITION ASSESS | $27.00 | $75.00 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 NUTRITION ASSESS | $27.00 | $75.00 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 NUTRITION, INITIAL ASSESS IND | $28.98 | $80.50 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY, INITIAL ASSESS, INDVID, FACE TO FACE, EA 15 MIN | $32.16 | $48.00 | $12.96–$45.60 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC MFM MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY, INITIAL ASSESS, INDVID, FACE TO FACE, EA 15 MIN | $32.16 | $48.00 | $12.96–$45.60 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY INITIAL - 15 MIN | $32.16 | $48.00 | $12.96–$45.60 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION ASSESS /15 MIN | $34.13 | $48.75 | $33.22–$33.54 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 NUTRITION, INITIAL ASSESS IND | $41.22 | $114.50 | $33.22–$59.17 | 64% | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY - INITIAL 15 MIN | $50.27 | $83.79 | $15.92–$127.67 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY - INITIAL 15 MIN | $50.27 | $83.79 | $16.76–$127.67 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY - INITIAL 15 MIN | $50.27 | $83.79 | $9.22–$127.67 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY - INITIAL 15 MIN | $50.27 | $83.79 | $15.92–$127.67 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY - INITIAL 15 MIN | $50.27 | $83.79 | $16.76–$127.67 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY - INITIAL 15 MIN | $50.27 | $83.79 | $46.08–$54.46 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY - INITIAL 15 MIN | $50.27 | $83.79 | $10.05–$127.67 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION ASSESS | $52.50 | $75.00 | $33.22–$59.17 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 MNT INITIAL EA 15 MN | $57.49 | $159.69 | $33.22–$143.59 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NUTRITION, INITIAL ASSESS IND | $80.15 | $114.50 | $33.22–$59.17 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.55, median $50.27, highest $57.49 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $50.27. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Medical nutrition therapy is counseling by a registered dietitian for conditions such as diabetes and kidney disease.
What the price covers
The price is for one 15-minute unit; a session usually includes several units and codes.