Nutrition counseling cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 30 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $18.00 to $814.63, with a median of $110.96. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $92.96 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $99.68 at 141 hospitals.
- The median here, $110.96, is 113% above the US median of $52.20.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 30 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 30 facilities across 23 cities for code 97802, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 3, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 30, 2026.
Lowest$18.00UCI Health-Orange
Median$110.96half of hospitals charge less
Highest$814.63in this market
Difference45.3×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $18.00Highest $814.63
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $45.00 | — | 60% |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 INT ASSESSENT MED NTR THRP 15M+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $28.00 | $65.00 | $11.16–$65.00 | 57% |
| St Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA · (310) 900-8900 Hc Med Nutr Ther, 1St, Indiv, Ea 15 Min File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $28.00 | $105.00 | $28.53–$94.50 | 73% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 NC-NUTRITIONAL EVAL - 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $36.00 | $9.00–$81.67 | — |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA · (818) 767-3310 Initial Assessment W/pt 15mins source file | $40.00 | $40.00 | $20.00–$51.00 | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC CRISIS TELEH 97802 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INIT THERAPY EA 15 MIN CDM+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.85 | $151.00 | — | 65% |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INITIAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.68 | $116.00 | — | 52% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 NUTRITION SUPPORT CONSULT-EA 1 File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $59.00 | $59.00 | $14.75–$81.67 | — |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC CRISIS TELEH 97802 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INIT THERAPY EA 15 MIN CDM+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $61.95 | $177.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC CRISIS PHONE 97802 MED NUTRITION INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN CDM+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $61.95 | $177.00 | — | 65% |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INITIAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN CDM+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $180.00 | — | 65% |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 MNT NUTRITION INITL EA15 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $68.91 | $219.00 | $30.35–$12,161.00 | 69% |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INITIAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $80.64 | $168.00 | — | 52% |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA · (714) 966-7200 MED NUTRTN TH INIT 15MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $88.80 | $222.00 | — | 60% |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 MNT NUTRITION INITL EA15 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $89.99 | $208.00 | $27.32–$6,343.00 | 57% |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INITIAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.52 | $224.00 | — | 52% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY,INTL File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $108.00 | $108.00 | $27.00–$97.20 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.40 | $220.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.40 | $220.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.40 | $220.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.40 | $220.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.40 | $220.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.40 | $220.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.40 | $220.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.40 | $220.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.40 | $220.00 | — | 48% |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INITIAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $121.80 | $348.00 | — | 65% |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Medical Nutrition Assmt+Ivntj Indiv Each 15 Mi File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $261.25 | $261.25 | — | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 DIABETES EDUCATION INITIAL File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $312.00 | $39.96–$280.80 | — |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 NUTRITION THERAPY INITIAL EA 15MIN File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $456.00 | $456.00 | $16.30–$456.00 | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 NUTRITION THERAPY INITIAL EA 15MIN File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $456.00 | $456.00 | $16.30–$456.00 | — |
| Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 365-2408 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN 94210001 File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $615.00 | $615.00 | $24.28–$615.00 | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB NUTRITION THERAPY (IND) EA 15 File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $814.63 | $1,253.27 | — | 35% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $18.00, median $110.96, highest $814.63 — a 45.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $114.40. 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 6 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 nutrition counseling is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Nutrition counseling explained.