Nutrition counseling cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $99.68 to $118.40, with a median of $99.68. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $99.68 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 10 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco lowest South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $99.68 | $178.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $99.68 | $178.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $99.68 | $178.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $99.68 | $178.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont lowest Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $99.68 | $178.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $99.68 | $178.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael lowest San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $99.68 | $178.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $99.68 | $178.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro lowest San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $99.68 | $178.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Mnt Initial Assessmt 15 Min | $118.40 | $296.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $99.68, median $99.68, highest $118.40 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $99.68. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.