Nutrition counseling cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 15 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $23.82 to $198.87, with a median of $58.20. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas West Hospital — $34.38 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $26.62 at 62 hospitals.
- The median here, $58.20, is 11% above the US median of $52.20.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Nashville, TN ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Tennessee by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 14 cities for code 97802, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas West Hospital lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MNT 1/4 HR INDIV+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $23.82 | $79.40 | $22.70–$76.31 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 TELEHL MNT INIT FACE2FACE CONS+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $25.07 | $83.55 | $22.70–$82.95 | 70% |
| Maury Regional Hospital Columbia, TN · (931) 381-1111 PH-IND-INITIAL ASSESS/15 MIN Unit+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $25.83 | $63.00 | $24.38–$60.48 | 59% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 MNT 1/4 HR INDIV+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $28.59 | $95.30 | $22.70–$89.59 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 MNT INIT IND EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $28.62 | $95.40 | $15.83–$76.31 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 MNT INITIAL ASSESSMENT-15 MIN+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $30.08 | $100.25 | $22.70–$89.59 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC NUTRITION THRPY EVAL 15 MIN File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $30.45 | $105.00 | — | 71% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 MNT INITIAL 15 MIN File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $44.66 | $79.20 | $31.92–$75.24 | 44% |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $49.95 | $214.36 | $308.00 | 77% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $58.20 | $178.54 | $28.57–$178.54 | 67% |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 MEDICAL NUTRITIONNDIVIDUAL 15 MIN CHARGE+1 more line at this price File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $60.42 | $100.70 | $14.70–$90.63 | 40% |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $76.30 | $76.30 | $12.97–$76.30 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $83.41 | $83.41 | $14.18–$81.74 | — |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $90.59 | $178.68 | $64.32–$178.68 | 49% |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch, TN · (615) 781-4000 Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $102.94 | $102.94 | $17.50–$90.59 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $168.77 | $168.77 | $28.69–$148.52 | — |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $198.87 | $198.87 | $33.81–$182.96 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $23.82, median $58.20, highest $198.87 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $28.61. 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 9 of 14 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.