Nutrition counseling cost in Orlando, FL
In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 11 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $58.40 to $327.89, with a median of $94.05. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Central and 3 other hospitals — $35.65 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $66.59 at 106 hospitals.
- The median here, $94.05, is 80% above the US median of $52.20.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Orlando, FL ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Med Nutr Ther, 1St, Indiv, Ea 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.40 | $146.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Med Nutr Ther, 1St, Indiv, Ea 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.40 | $146.00 | — | 60% |
| South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Med Nutr Ther, 1St, Indiv, Ea 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.40 | $146.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Med Nutr Ther, 1St, Indiv, Ea 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.40 | $146.00 | — | 60% |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital Leesburg, FL · (352) 323-5762 HB MED NUTRI THX INITIAL INDIV 15MIN+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $94.05 | $171.00 | $76.95–$118.50 | 45% |
| The Villages Regional Hospital The Villages, FL · (352) 751-8000 HB MED NUTRI THX INITIAL INDIV 15MIN+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $94.05 | $171.00 | $37.06–$144.15 | 45% |
| AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital Orlando, FL · (407) 846-2266 MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.60 | $133.60 | $9.62–$133.60 | — |
| AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $137.64 | $137.64 | — | — |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Tavares Tavares, FL MNT Assessment 15 min File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $146.14 | $146.14 | $27.06–$124.22 | — |
| Oviedo Medical Center Orlando, FL · (615) 850-6055 MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $327.89 | $327.89 | $23.61–$163.94 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $58.40, median $94.05, highest $327.89 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $58.40. 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 2 of 5 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.
What nutrition counseling is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Nutrition counseling explained.