Nutrition counseling cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 11 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $15.00 to $28.16, with a median of $26.62. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $11.62 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $23.00 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 97802, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC MNT INDIVIDUAL EVAL 1/4 HR | $15.00 | $100.00 | $15.73–$80.00 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC MNT INDIVIDUAL EVAL 1/4 HR | $20.00 | $100.00 | $21.91–$201.00 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC MNT INDIVIDUAL EVAL 1/4 HR | $21.00 | $100.00 | $19.92–$90.00 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC MNT INDIVIDUAL EVAL 1/4 HR | $21.00 | $100.00 | $19.92–$90.00 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC MNT INDIVIDUAL EVAL 1/4 HR | $21.00 | $100.00 | $19.92–$90.00 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $26.62 | $121.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $26.62 | $121.00 | $12.27–$404.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $26.62 | $121.00 | $12.27–$404.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $26.62 | $121.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $26.62 | $121.00 | $12.27–$404.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $28.16 | $128.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.00, median $26.62, highest $28.16 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $26.62. 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 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 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.