Nutrition counseling cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 77 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $10.07 to $209.00, with a median of $40.94. The lowest listed price is at NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk — $30.87 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $53.00 at 97 hospitals.
- The median here, $40.94, is 22% below the US median of $52.20.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- 13 of 77 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 77 facilities across 54 cities for code 97802, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2025 and Sep 28, 2026.
Lowest$10.07NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk
Median$40.94half of hospitals charge less
Highest$209.00in this market
Difference20.8×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $10.07Highest $534.87
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk lowest Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC MED NUTRITION THERAPY INIT, EA 15 MIN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $10.07 | $53.00 | $21.20–$321.34 | 81% |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Medical Nutrition Assmt&Ivntj Indiv Each 15 Min File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $18.90 | $189.00 | $13.82–$151.20 | 90% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ · (732) 381-4200 HC Nutrition Therapy Ind Eval Ea 15 Min File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $21.28 | $165.00 | $18.28–$232.00 | 87% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ · (908) 685-2200 HC Nutrition Therapy Ind Eval Ea 15 Min File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $27.88 | $165.00 | $23.84–$252.00 | 83% |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Hc Med Nutr Ther, 1St, Indiv, Ea 15 Min File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $28.00 | $833.20 | $23.09–$708.22 | 97% |
| Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ · (973) 450-2000 HC Nutrition Therapy Ind Eval Ea 15 Min File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $32.81 | $165.00 | $21.02–$232.00 | 80% |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL ASSSSMNT & INTERVENTN, IND File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $35.01 | $104.27 | $22.00–$645.00 | 66% |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL ASSSSMNT & INTERVENTN, IND File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $35.01 | $104.27 | $22.00–$645.00 | 66% |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NY · (718) 334-1141 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL ASSSSMNT & INTERVENTN, IND File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $35.35 | $104.27 | $22.00–$645.00 | 66% |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 883-3000 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL ASSSSMNT & INTERVENTN, IND File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $35.35 | $104.27 | $22.00–$645.00 | 66% |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL ASSSSMNT & INTERVENTN, IND File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $35.57 | $104.27 | $22.00–$645.00 | 66% |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY · (718) 616-4834 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL ASSSSMNT & INTERVENTN, IND File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $35.57 | $104.27 | $22.00–$645.00 | 66% |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL ASSSSMNT & INTERVENTN, IND File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $35.57 | $104.27 | $22.00–$645.00 | 66% |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NY HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL ASSSSMNT & INTERVENTN, IND File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $35.57 | $104.27 | $22.00–$645.00 | 66% |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY · (718) 579-5000 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL ASSSSMNT & INTERVENTN, IND File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $35.57 | $104.27 | $22.00–$645.00 | 66% |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 939-1000 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL ASSSSMNT & INTERVENTN, IND File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $35.57 | $104.27 | $22.00–$645.00 | 66% |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 963-8100 HC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL ASSSSMNT & INTERVENTN, IND File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $35.57 | $104.27 | $22.00–$645.00 | 66% |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NY · (914) 378-7000 MED NUTRITION, INDIV, INIT+1 more line at this price File of Jul 13, 2026 · source file | $35.71 | — | $21.42–$115.20 | — |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY · (516) 759-6000 HC MNT INITIAL ASSESS & INTERV EA 15 MN+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $38.00 | $161.00 | $22.00–$335.00 | 76% |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY HC MNT INITIAL ASSESS & INTERV EA 15 MN File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $38.00 | $114.00 | $21.34–$335.00 | 67% |
| St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Port Jefferson, NY HC MNT INITIAL ASSESS & INTERV EA 15 MN File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $38.00 | $161.00 | $21.34–$335.00 | 76% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Mnt Assess & Interv Init 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.63 | $120.00 | — | 68% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Mnt Assess & Interv Init 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.63 | $98.00 | — | 61% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Mnt Assess & Interv Init 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.63 | $192.00 | — | 80% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Mnt Assess & Interv Init 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.63 | $146.00 | — | 74% |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ · (908) 994-5000 HC Nutrition Therapy Ind Eval Ea 15 Min File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $39.22 | $209.00 | $26.01–$232.00 | 81% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · (631) 376-3000 HC MNT INIT ASSESS & INTERV EACH 15 MN+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $40.00 | $125.00 | $21.34–$335.00 | 68% |
| St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Port Jefferson, NY HC MNT INIT ASSESS & INTERV EACH 15 MN File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $40.00 | $181.00 | $21.34–$335.00 | 78% |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY HC MNT INIT ASSESS & INTERV EACH 15 MN File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $40.00 | $114.00 | $21.34–$335.00 | 65% |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown, NY · (631) 862-3000 HC MNT INIT ASSESS & INTERV EACH 15 MN+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $40.00 | $161.00 | $21.34–$335.00 | 75% |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre, NY · (516) 705-2525 HC MNT INIT ASSESS & INTERV EACH 15 MN+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $40.00 | $182.00 | $21.34–$335.00 | 78% |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NY CL-INT NUTRITION THER EACH 15M+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $40.11 | $78.00 | $25.69–$90.24 | 49% |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ · (973) 429-6000 Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $40.11 | $296.00 | $31.08–$931.00 | 86% |
| Interfaith Medical Center Brooklyn, NY CL-INT NUTRITION THER EACH 15M+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $40.11 | $78.00 | $25.69–$90.24 | 49% |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 240-5966 HC INT NUTRITION THER EACH 15M+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $40.11 | $78.00 | $22.00–$90.24 | 49% |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MIN File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $40.94 | $147.00 | $26.46–$143.35 | 72% |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $40.94 | $110.00 | $15.62–$141.50 | 63% |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MIN File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $40.94 | $110.00 | $14.63–$106.26 | 63% |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge, NJ MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MIN File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $40.94 | $110.00 | $14.63–$106.26 | 63% |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MIN File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $40.94 | $147.00 | $24.40–$147.00 | 72% |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $40.94 | $147.00 | $23.67–$141.50 | 72% |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MIN File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $40.94 | $110.00 | $40.94–$49.13 | 63% |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MIN File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $40.94 | $110.00 | $18.81–$105.19 | 63% |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MIN File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $40.94 | $110.00 | $19.80–$105.19 | 63% |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ · (732) 741-2700 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MIN File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $40.94 | $110.00 | $15.51–$105.19 | 63% |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY · (914) 964-4444 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $41.65 | $49.00 | $24.97–$3,783.00 | 15% |
| Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ · (732) 557-8000 HC Nutrition Therapy Ind Eval Ea 15 Min File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $43.34 | $209.00 | $25.93–$232.00 | 79% |
| Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ · (201) 915-2000 HC Nutrition Therapy Ind Eval Ea 15 Min File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $43.43 | $209.00 | $33.66–$232.00 | 79% |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ · (973) 926-7000 HC Nutrition Therapy Ind Eval Ea 15 Min File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $43.53 | $209.00 | $26.78–$232.00 | 79% |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ · (973) 322-5000 HC Nutrition Therapy Ind Eval Ea 15 Min File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $44.28 | $209.00 | $33.08–$232.00 | 79% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 828-3000 HC Nutrition Therapy Ind Eval Ea 15 Min File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $44.57 | $209.00 | $28.38–$232.00 | 79% |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY HC MED NUTRITION THERAPY INIT, EA 15 MIN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.61 | $53.00 | $21.20–$321.34 | 14% |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC MED NUTRITION THERAPY INIT, EA 15 MIN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.61 | $53.00 | $21.20–$321.34 | 14% |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC MED NUTRITION THERAPY INIT, EA 15 MIN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.61 | $53.00 | $21.20–$321.34 | 14% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ · (732) 222-5200 HC Nutrition Therapy Ind Eval Ea 15 Min File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $45.72 | $209.00 | $51.93–$232.00 | 78% |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC MED NUTRITION THERAPY INIT, EA 15 MIN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $49.54 | $260.76 | $21.20–$321.34 | 81% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ · (732) 363-1900 HC Nutrition Therapy Ind Eval Ea 15 Min File of Mar 3, 2026 · source file | $49.67 | $209.00 | $38.64–$232.00 | 76% |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ · (732) 258-7050 HC Nutrition Therapy Ind Eval Ea 15 Min File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $62.50 | $125.00 | $31.05–$464.00 | 50% |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $70.80 | $70.80 | $29.38–$38.19 | — |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 INIT NUTRITION THERAPY;EACH15M+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $71.17 | $71.17 | $22.00–$64.05 | — |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 NUTRITION COUNSELING+4 more lines at this price File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $71.17 | $71.17 | $22.00–$64.05 | — |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $76.40 | $76.40 | $24.83–$278.00 | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $85.00 | $85.00 | $22.00–$1,912.00 | — |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MNT - 15 MINUTES INITIAL+1 more line at this price File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $88.20 | $147.00 | $28.86–$373.00 | 40% |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $90.00 | $90.00 | — | — |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Mnt Assess & Interv Init 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $91.00 | $91.00 | — | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 THERAPY PROCEDURE FOR NUTRITION MANAGEMENT; EACH 15 MINUTES File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $95.00 | $95.00 | $22.00–$1,912.00 | — |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $95.00 | $95.00 | $22.00–$1,912.00 | — |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $113.53 | $133.56 | $22.00–$119.00 | 15% |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Init Med Nutrtn Ther Ea 15min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.50 | $155.00 | — | 10% |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Init Med Nutrtn Ther Ea 15min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.50 | $155.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Init Med Nutrtn Ther Ea 15min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.50 | $155.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 HC Init Med Nutrtn Ther Ea 15min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.50 | $155.00 | — | 10% |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 THERAPY PROCEDURE FOR NUTRITION MANAGEMENT; EACH 15 MINUTES File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $140.00 | $140.00 | $22.00–$1,912.00 | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN+1 more line at this price File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $146.00 | $164.00 | $18.00–$164.00 | 11% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Mnt Assess & Interv Init 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $150.00 | $364.00 | — | 59% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Mnt Assess & Interv Init 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $154.51 | $768.00 | — | 80% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Mnt Assess & Interv Init 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $154.51 | $584.00 | — | 74% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Mnt Assess & Interv Init 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $154.51 | $392.00 | — | 61% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Mnt Assess & Interv Init 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $154.51 | $480.00 | — | 68% |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 INIT NUTRITION THER EA 15M File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $156.00 | $156.00 | $24.82–$824.00 | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN 59 MOD File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $157.00 | $191.00 | $21.00–$191.00 | 18% |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $158.00 | $158.00 | $29.38–$4,255.00 | — |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 920-4321 PR MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI+1 more line at this price File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $173.31 | $265.00 | $23.00–$236.88 | 35% |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 MED NUT TX INIT INDIV EA 15MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.00 | $174.00 | — | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 97802 MEDNUT THER INDIV ASSESS File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $178.00 | $200.00 | $22.00–$200.00 | 11% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern, NY · (914) 368-5000 Medical nutrition therapy, initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the pa+1 more line at this price File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | $29.39–$273.00 | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 MED NUTRT TX,INIT,INDIV,15MIN+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.00 | $202.00 | — | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $204.12 | $204.12 | $23.26–$203.00 | — |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 97802 - MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN File of Apr 22, 2025 · source file | $209.00 | $209.00 | $1.00–$1,121.00 | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 BARIATRIC MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $221.00 | $250.00 | $24.00–$250.00 | 12% |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 THERAPY PROCEDURE FOR NUTRITION MANAGEMENT; EACH 15 MINUTES File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $316.00 | $316.00 | $29.38–$4,255.00 | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 THERAPY PROCEDURE FOR NUTRITION MANAGEMENT; EACH 15 MINUTES File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $534.87 | $534.87 | $23.26–$203.00 | — |
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Outpatient: lowest $10.07, median $40.94, highest $209.00 — a 20.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 30 facilities here, median $47.58. 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 63 of 67 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.
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