Nutrition counseling cost in Miami, FL
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 23 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $45.50 to $193.32, with a median of $108.00. The lowest listed price is at Doctors Hospital and 5 other hospitals — $62.50 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $66.59 at 106 hospitals.
- The median here, $108.00, is 107% above the US median of $52.20.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Miami, FL ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 23 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 18 cities for code 97802, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Sep 29, 2026.
Lowest$45.50Doctors Hospital + 5 more
Median$108.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$193.32in this market
Difference4.2×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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
median
Lowest $45.50Highest $247.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors Hospital lowest Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 Nutrition eval unit 15 min File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $45.50 | $70.00 | $12.25–$139.50 | 35% |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami lowest Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 Nutrition eval unit 15 min File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $45.50 | $70.00 | $12.11–$173.17 | 35% |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital lowest Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 Nutrition eval unit 15 min File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $45.50 | $70.00 | $11.97–$139.50 | 35% |
| Homestead Hospital lowest Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 Nutrition eval unit 15 min File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $45.50 | $70.00 | $11.90–$139.50 | 35% |
| Bethesda Hospital lowest Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 Nutrition eval unit 15 min File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $45.50 | $70.00 | $14.07–$143.90 | 35% |
| South Miami Hospital lowest South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Nutrition eval unit 15 min File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $45.50 | $70.00 | $12.18–$139.50 | 35% |
| HCA Florida Palms West Hospital Loxahatchee, FL · (561) 798-3300 Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes SCHEDULED+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $50.00 | $50.00 | $29.00–$191.54 | — |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Therapy Nutrition Individual Initial F2f W/Patient Each 15 Minutes File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $61.75 | $95.00 | $23.75–$776.00 | 35% |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $69.68 | $69.68 | $4.74–$133.00 | — |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $72.15 | $111.00 | $31.66–$111.00 | 35% |
| Larkin Community Hospital South Miami, FL · (305) 284-7500 Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes File of Jul 7, 2026 · source file | $85.40 | $122.00 | $25.88–$244.00 | 30% |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Miami Beach, FL · (305) 674-2121 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMTandIVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 M File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $108.00 | $108.00 | $25.92–$1,016.00 | — |
| Jupiter Medical Center Jupiter, FL · (561) 747-2234 HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $108.00 | $108.00 | — | — |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Mnt Init Assess Indiv 15 Min Tele File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $128.10 | $183.00 | $27.08–$717.95 | 30% |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Mnt Init Assess Indiv 15 Min Tele File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $128.10 | $183.00 | $27.08–$717.95 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Mnt Init Assess Indiv 15 Min Tele File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $128.10 | $183.00 | $27.08–$717.95 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Mnt Init Assess Indiv 15 Min Tele File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $128.10 | $183.00 | $27.08–$717.95 | 30% |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL · (954) 689-5000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $137.80 | $212.00 | $35.63–$172.97 | 35% |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Jupiter Jupiter, FL MNT Assessment 15 min File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $146.14 | $146.14 | $27.94–$124.22 | — |
| HCA Florida University Hospital Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 475-4400 MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $152.00 | $152.00 | $13.07–$286.52 | — |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Mnt Init Assess Indiv 15 Min File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $157.50 | $225.00 | $33.30–$717.95 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Mnt Init Assess Indiv 15 Min File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $157.50 | $225.00 | $33.30–$717.95 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Mnt Init Assess Indiv 15 Min File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $157.50 | $225.00 | $33.30–$717.95 | 30% |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Mnt Init Assess Indiv 15 Min File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $157.50 | $225.00 | $33.30–$717.95 | 30% |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital Aventura, FL · (305) 682-7000 Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes SCHEDULED+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $161.00 | $161.00 | $13.85–$193.20 | — |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $193.32 | $193.32 | $13.15–$154.66 | — |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $193.32 | $193.32 | $13.15–$154.66 | — |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Therapy Nutrition Individual Initial F2f W/Patient Each 15 Minutes File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $247.00 | — | $104.94–$776.00 | — |
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.
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 $45.50, median $108.00, highest $193.32 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $90.08. 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 16 of 22 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.
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