Nutrition counseling cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $17.40 to $65.00, with a median of $35.69. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital — $18.29 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $52.00 at 48 hospitals.
- The median here, $35.69, is 32% below the US median of $52.20.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- 1 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 97802, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Medical Nutrition Therapy init assessment individu+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $17.40 | $58.00 | $24.65–$322.00 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 DM-Med Nutrition Therapy-Initial 15 min+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $20.88 | $58.00 | $24.65–$322.00 | 64% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $45.00 | $16.65–$44.10 | 50% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $35.69 | $83.00 | $11.62–$79.30 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $35.69 | $83.00 | $14.11–$79.30 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $35.69 | $83.00 | $13.28–$79.30 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $35.69 | $83.00 | $12.45–$78.99 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $35.69 | $83.00 | $13.28–$79.30 | 57% |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair, NE · (402) 426-1502 Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes File of Jul 15, 2026 · source file | $48.80 | $61.00 | $28.67–$59.78 | 20% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY OP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $51.17 | $119.00 | $15.49–$101.15 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY OP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $51.17 | $119.00 | $15.49–$101.15 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY OP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $51.17 | $119.00 | $15.49–$101.15 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY OP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $51.17 | $119.00 | $15.49–$101.15 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY OP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $51.17 | $119.00 | $15.49–$101.15 | 57% |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $80.00 | $20.00–$295.67 | 35% |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $80.00 | $20.00–$295.67 | 35% |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 MNT-INITIAL/15MIN F-2-F File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $63.75 | $85.00 | — | 25% |
| Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Omaha, NE Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes File of Sep 10, 2026 · source file | $65.00 | $65.00 | $19.50–$73.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $17.40, median $35.69, highest $65.00 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $35.69. 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 12 of 12 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 nutrition counseling is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Nutrition counseling explained.