Nutrition counseling cost in San Jose, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes as an inpatient: from $85.25 to $152.80, with a median of $99.68. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $14.43 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $99.68 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 97802, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL EACH 15 MINS PDC | $85.25 | $341.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC MNT-INITIAL, INDIV, EA 15 MINS | $85.25 | $341.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $99.68 | $178.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $99.68 | $178.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Mnt Initial Assessmt 15 Min | $152.80 | $382.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $85.25, median $99.68, highest $152.80 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $99.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.