Nutrition counseling cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 13 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $44.40 to $90.00, with a median of $44.40. The lowest listed price is at Carolinas Medical Center and 7 other hospitals. Across North Carolina, the median is $46.50 at 29 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 Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $44.40 | $88.80 | $19.37–$79.92 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $44.40 | $88.80 | $27.16–$81.70 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Belmont, NC HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $44.40 | $88.80 | $27.16–$81.70 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $44.40 | $88.80 | $13.28–$84.36 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $44.40 | $88.80 | $10.02–$84.36 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $44.40 | $88.80 | $11.54–$84.36 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $44.40 | $88.80 | $8.88–$81.70 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $44.40 | $88.80 | $8.88–$86.14 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $44.40 | $88.80 | $10.90–$84.36 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $44.40 | $88.80 | $19.37–$79.92 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $44.40 | $88.80 | $19.37–$81.70 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $44.40 | $88.80 | $16.87–$88.80 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC MED NUTRTN TH INIT 15MIN | $61.50 | $82.00 | $1.00–$32.48 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC MED NUTRTN TH INIT 15MIN | $61.50 | $82.00 | $1.00–$32.48 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG MNT INIT INDIV 15MIN DIAB TELEHEALTH | $90.00 | $90.00 | $13.55–$95.14 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG MNT INIT INDIV 15MIN DIAB TELEHEALTH | $90.00 | $90.00 | $13.55–$95.14 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG MNT INIT INDIV 15MIN DIAB TELEHEALTH | $90.00 | $90.00 | $13.55–$95.14 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG MNT INIT INDIV 15MIN FOR DIAB | $93.00 | $93.00 | $14.00–$95.14 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG MN THERAPY INIT 15M INDIV HF | $93.00 | $93.00 | $14.00–$95.14 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG MED NUTRIT TX INIT INDIV 15MIN RENAL | $93.00 | $93.00 | $14.00–$95.14 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG MED NUTRIT TX INIT INDIV 15MIN RENAL | $93.00 | $93.00 | $14.00–$95.14 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG MNT INIT INDIV 15MIN FOR DIAB | $93.00 | $93.00 | $14.00–$95.14 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG MNT INIT INDIV 15MIN FOR DIAB | $93.00 | $93.00 | $14.00–$95.14 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG MN THERAPY INIT 15M INDIV HF | $93.00 | $93.00 | $14.00–$95.14 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG MN THERAPY INIT 15M INDIV HF | $93.00 | $93.00 | $14.00–$95.14 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG MED NUTRIT TX INIT INDIV 15MIN RENAL | $93.00 | $93.00 | $14.00–$95.14 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $44.40, median $44.40, highest $90.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $44.40. 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 11 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 none is it 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.