Nutrition counseling cost in Huntsville, AL — inpatient
In Huntsville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes as an inpatient: from $24.24 to $63.00, with a median of $43.62. The lowest listed price is at Crestwood Medical Center — $19.38 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $39.00 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 97802, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 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 Huntsville, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Medical Center lowest Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 MNT INITIAL EA 15 MN | $24.24 | $115.45 | $24.24–$98.13 | 79% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $63.00 | $63.00 | $15.75–$63.00 | — | — source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 SJ-MED NUTRITION THERAPY INITI | $88.26 | $88.26 | $29.12–$88.26 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $24.24, median $43.62, highest $63.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $41.89 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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.