Nutrition counseling cost in Virginia Beach, VA
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 11 hospitals list a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $19.20 to $58.60, with a median of $26.00. The lowest listed price is at Mary Immaculate Hospital — $6.80 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $26.00 at 51 hospitals.
- The median here, $26.00, is 50% below the US median of $52.20.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 97802, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 16, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 11, 2026 and Jul 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Immaculate Hospital lowest Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.20 | $32.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.20 | $37.00 | — | 40% |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield, VA Mnt Initial Asses Indiv 15min File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $23.38 | $46.75 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Mnt Init Nutrn Ther; Each 15M+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $52.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Mnt Initial 15 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $52.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Mnt Init Nutrn Ther; Each 15M+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $52.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Mnt Init Nutrn Ther; Each 15M+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $52.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Mnt Init Nutrn Ther; Each 15M+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $52.00 | — | 50% |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Mnt Init Nutrn Ther; Each 15M+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $52.00 | — | 50% |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $31.83 | $53.05 | — | 40% |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 SELFP MEDNUTR INTL IND15M File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $58.60 | $65.11 | $14.98–$65.11 | 10% |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 HY MEDNUTR INTL IND/15M+1 more line at this price File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $80.87 | $89.86 | $20.67–$85.37 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $19.20, median $26.00, highest $58.60 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $26.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.