Nutrition counseling cost in Evansville, IN — inpatient
In Evansville, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes as an inpatient: from $23.10 to $33.60, with a median of $28.35. The lowest listed price is at Deaconess Hospital — $5.25 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $34.20 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 97802, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Feb 13, 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 Evansville, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Hospital lowest Newburgh, IN HC MED NUTR THER 1ST INDIV EA 15 MIN | $23.10 | $70.00 | $23.10–$61.60 | 67% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh, IN PR MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $30.80 | $88.00 | $0.01–$77.44 | 65% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh, IN PR MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $30.80 | $88.00 | $0.01–$60.87 | 65% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville, IN · (812) 485-4000 MNT INITL ASSESS+INTERVN 15MIN | $33.60 | $56.00 | $5.60–$39.98 | 40% | — source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh, IN HC MED NUTR THER 1ST INDIV EA 15 MIN | $41.41 | $70.18 | $35.09–$59.65 | 41% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $23.10, median $28.35, highest $33.60 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $28.35 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.