Nutrition counseling cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $7.14 to $84.38, with a median of $51.80. The lowest price is at Flowers Hospital (Dothan). The highest price is 11.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $51.80, is about the same as the US median of $52.20.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Alabama ranks 23rd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 29 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 97802. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 1, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.14Flowers Hospital
Median$51.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$84.38in Alabama
Lowest saves$44.66vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers Hospital lowest Dothan · Dothan, AL MNT INITIAL EA 15 MN | $7.14 | $47.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL BARIATRIC NUTRITION COUNSEL EA15M | $12.00 | $20.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL MNT INTIAL - INDIVIDUAL, PER 15 MIN | $16.00 | $40.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL MNT INITIAL EA 15 MN | $20.78 | $115.45 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA MNT IND ASSESS/15MN | $20.97 | $41.93 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Medical Nutrition Therapy Init | $21.75 | $29.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Med Nutr Ther, 1St, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $25.00 | $67.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL MNT INITIAL EA 15 MN | $25.50 | $170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL MNT INITIAL EA 15 MN | $35.63 | $296.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL DANC Initial MNT Charges | $38.50 | $70.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL MED NUTRITON THERAPY INI | $38.93 | $149.72 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC MED NUTRITION THER INDIV INIT EA 15 MIN | $40.50 | $81.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL MNT INITIAL VISIT 15 MIN | $42.25 | $84.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $44.00 | $110.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $51.80 | $74.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY, INITIAL ASSES | $53.00 | $53.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY, INITIAL ASSES | $53.00 | $53.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL MNT Initial 1:1, 15min, 97802 | $54.00 | $90.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL 97802 MEDICAL NUTRITIONAL THERAPY PROF CHARGE | $55.00 | $70.00 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL MNT INDIV INTL ASSESS EA 15MIN | $62.52 | $62.52 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL MNT INDIV INTL ASSESS EA 15MIN | $62.52 | $62.52 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL MNT INDIV INTL ASSESS EA 15MIN | $62.52 | $62.52 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $63.00 | $63.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $63.00 | $63.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $63.00 | $63.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $63.00 | $63.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $63.00 | $63.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL MNT INITIAL INTERV INDIV | $67.97 | $79.96 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL MNT INITIAL VISIT 30 MIN | $84.38 | $168.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $20.78 | $58.00 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $62.52 | $62.52 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $21.75 | $23.62 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $25.00 | $30.32 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $38.50 | $38.50 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $40.50 | $40.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $7.14 | $7.14 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $20.97 | $20.97 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $84.38 | $84.38 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $67.97 | $67.97 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $38.93 | $38.93 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $51.80 | $51.80 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $42.25 | $42.25 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $44.00 | $44.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What nutrition counseling is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Nutrition counseling explained.
Nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes in other states
- Alaska$77.22
- Arizona$147.20
- Arkansas$34.29
- California$99.68
- Colorado$55.98
- Connecticut$73.70
- Delaware$73.18
- District of Columbia$68.66, 4 hospitals
- Florida$66.59
- Georgia$36.27
- Hawaii$42.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$54.75
- Illinois$52.50
- Indiana$34.20
- Iowa$44.36
- Kansas$30.36
- Kentucky$29.69
- Louisiana$30.87
- Maine$45.50
- Maryland$172.81
- Massachusetts$100.00
- Michigan$46.00
- Minnesota$61.49
- Mississippi$24.00
- Missouri$40.15
- Montana$45.34
- Nebraska$52.00
- Nevada$61.21
- New Hampshire$59.57
- New Jersey$40.94
- New Mexico$57.30
- New York$53.00
- North Carolina$46.50
- North Dakota$100.00
- Ohio$64.76
- Oklahoma$48.29
- Oregon$71.20
- Pennsylvania$50.40
- Puerto Rico$45.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$50.75
- South Carolina$48.00
- South Dakota$54.42
- Tennessee$26.62
- Texas$50.27
- Utah$93.39
- Vermont$56.00
- Virginia$26.00
- Washington$63.70
- West Virginia$48.00
- Wisconsin$60.00
- Wyoming$67.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.