Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97802 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Nutrition counseling cost in Savannah, GA — inpatient

In Savannah, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes as an inpatient: from $69.00 to $75.30, with a median of $72.15. The lowest listed price is at Candler Hospital — $3.15 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $37.56 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 97802, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$69.00Candler Hospital
Median$72.15half pay less
Highest$75.30in this market
Difference1.1×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Savannah, GA.

median
Lowest $69.00Highest $75.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 MNT Individual Initial- 15 Min $69.00 $230.00 — 70% Jul 1, 2025
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Candler Hospital Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Mnt Individual Initial-15Min $75.30 $251.00 — 70% Jul 1, 2025
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St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Mnt Individual Initial-15Min $75.30 $251.00 — 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $69.00, median $72.15, highest $75.30 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $72.15 — 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.