Nutrition counseling cost in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $13.56 to $131.75, with a median of $34.29. The lowest price is at CHI St Vincent Morrilton (Morrilton). The highest price is 9.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $34.29, is 34% below the US median of $52.20.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Arkansas ranks 8th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 33 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$13.56CHI St Vincent Morrilton
Median$34.29half of hospitals charge less
Highest$131.75in Arkansas
Lowest saves$20.73vs the median
Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI St Vincent Morrilton lowest Morrilton · Morrilton, AR NUTRITION CONSULT/STANDARD IP | $13.56 | $62.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MNT INDIVIDUAL EVAL 1/4 HR | $15.00 | $100.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baxter Health Mountain Home · Mountain Home, AR Nutrition Consult Initial Per | $18.00 | $30.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Siloam Springs Arkansas Hospital Siloam Springs · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MNT INITIAL EA 15 MN | $20.43 | $68.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle · Russellville, AR MEDICAL NUTRITION INDV IN | $21.50 | $86.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK 97802 - MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMTANDIVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $26.26 | $105.04 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 97802 - MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMTANDIVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $26.26 | $105.04 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Hot Spring County Malvern · Malvern, AR 97802 - MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMTANDIVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $26.26 | $105.04 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 97802 - MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMTANDIVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $26.26 | $105.04 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Magnolia Magnolia · Magnolia, AR 97802 - MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMTANDIVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $26.26 | $105.04 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 97802 - MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMTANDIVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $26.26 | $105.04 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Stuttgart Stuttgart · Stuttgart, AR 97802 - MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMTANDIVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $26.26 | $105.04 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR THERAPY PROCEDURE FOR NUTRITION MANAGEMENT; EACH 15 MINUTES | $26.40 | $44.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR THERAPY PROCEDURE FOR NUTRITION MANAGEMENT; EACH 15 MINUTES | $26.40 | $44.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MED NUTR THERAPY INDIV 15 MIN | $27.06 | $122.99 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Forrest City Arkansas Hospital Forrest City · Forrest City, AR Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $33.70 | $56.17 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs · Hot Springs, AR HC Mnt Initial Each 15m | $34.29 | $135.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MED NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EA 15 MI | $38.40 | $96.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville · Berryville, AR Med Nutrition Therapy Ea 15m | $39.00 | $60.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville · Clarksville, AR MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY 15M | $39.37 | $71.59 | Nov 25, 2025 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MNT INITIAL EA 15 MN | $41.23 | $196.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR THERAPY PROCEDURE FOR NUTRITION MANAGEMENT; EACH 15 MINUTES | $42.79 | $47.54 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $44.07 | $48.97 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville · Booneville, AR Med Nutrition Therapy Ea 15m | $44.20 | $68.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| McHs-Smc Regional Medical Center Osceola · Blytheville, AR MED/NUTR ASSESS EA15 | $44.28 | $66.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Ozark Health Clinton · Clinton, AR NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT | $46.80 | $90.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville Bentonville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MNT INITIAL EA 15 MN | $47.11 | $196.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Med Nutrition Therapy Ea 15m | $52.00 | $80.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Med Nutrition Therapy Ea 15m | $52.00 | $80.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison · Harrison, AR MNT INDIVID PER 15 MIN INTIAL | $61.35 | $61.35 | Nov 1, 2026 source file |
| Willow Creek Womens Hospital Johnson · Johnson, AR MNT INITIAL EA 15 MN | $64.78 | $196.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Med Nutrition Therapy Ea 15m | $89.05 | $137.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Izard Regional Hospital Calico Rock · Mountain Home, AR MED NUTRITION THERAPY INITIAL EACH 15MIN | $131.75 | $131.75 | Mar 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 7 | $26.26 | $26.40 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 6 | $20.43 | $42.65 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 3 | $26.26 | $52.00 |
| Mountain Home, AR | 2 | $18.00 | $74.88 |
| Berryville, AR | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Booneville, AR | 1 | $44.20 | $44.20 |
| Blytheville, AR | 1 | $44.28 | $44.28 |
| Clarksville, AR | 1 | $39.37 | $39.37 |
| Clinton, AR | 1 | $46.80 | $46.80 |
| Forrest City, AR | 1 | $33.70 | $33.70 |
| Harrison, AR | 1 | $61.35 | $61.35 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 1 | $34.29 | $34.29 |
| Johnson, AR | 1 | $64.78 | $64.78 |
| Morrilton, AR | 1 | $13.56 | $13.56 |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $26.26 | $26.26 |
| Malvern, AR | 1 | $26.26 | $26.26 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $21.50 | $21.50 |
| Stuttgart, AR | 1 | $26.26 | $26.26 |
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
- Alabama$51.80
- Alaska$77.22
- Arizona$147.20
- 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.