Nutrition counseling cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $26.00 to $125.31, with a median of $85.00. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $59.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $60.80 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 97802, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Med Nutr Ther, 1St, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $26.00 | $68.00 | $13.57–$68.00 | 62% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $36.60 | $61.00 | $51.00 | 40% | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC PR INITIAL NUTR COUNSEL EA 15 MIN | $85.00 | $85.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC INITIAL NUTR COUNSEL EA 15MIN | $123.00 | $123.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC INITIAL NUTR COUNSEL EA 15MIN | $123.00 | $123.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC INITIAL NUTR COUNSEL EA 15MIN | $125.31 | $125.31 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.00, median $85.00, highest $125.31 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $123.00. 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 2 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 it is
Medical nutrition therapy is counseling by a registered dietitian for conditions such as diabetes and kidney disease.
What the price covers
The price is for one 15-minute unit; a session usually includes several units and codes.