Nutrition counseling cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $88.20 to $118.00, with a median of $88.20. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center and 2 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $67.10 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INITIAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN CDM | $88.20 | $210.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care lowest Lubbock, TX HC MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INITIAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN CDM | $88.20 | $210.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INITIAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN CDM | $88.20 | $210.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INITIAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN CDM | $103.74 | $247.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Med Nutr Ther, 1St, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $118.00 | $118.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $88.20, median $88.20, highest $118.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $88.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.