Nutrition counseling cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 35 hospitals publish a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $21.70 to $325.50, with a median of $55.98. The lowest price is at National Jewish Health (Denver). The highest price is 15.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $55.98, is 7% above the US median of $52.20.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Colorado ranks 29th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 15 of 35 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$21.70National Jewish Health
Median$55.98half of hospitals charge less
Highest$325.50in Colorado
Lowest saves$34.28vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Jewish Health lowest Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MED NUTRITION INDIV 1ST EA 15MIN | $21.70 | $31.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO MNT INITIAL ASSESS INDIVIDUAL 15MIN | $34.36 | $67.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC MNT INDIV EACH 15 MIN | $34.80 | $43.50 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC MNT INDIV EACH 15 MIN | $34.80 | $43.50 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC MNT INDIV EACH 15 MIN | $34.80 | $43.50 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $36.00 | $72.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MED NUTRITION INDIV INIT EA 15 | $45.96 | $131.29 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $47.20 | $59.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $49.20 | $82.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO 97802 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY INITIAL 15 MIN CHARGE | $54.00 | $72.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO MNT Initial Assesment Ea 15 min | $55.50 | $74.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO MNT ASSMT&IVNTJ INDV EA 15 MIN | $55.55 | $101.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara · Alamosa, CO MNT ASSMT&IVNTJ INDV EA 15 MIN | $55.55 | $101.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO Diet Consult 1-30 Min | $55.72 | $74.30 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $55.98 | $55.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $55.98 | $55.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $55.98 | $55.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $55.98 | $55.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $55.98 | $55.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $71.68 | $128.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $84.00 | $84.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Mnt Initl Assmnt Intervention 15 Min | $86.00 | $114.00 | — source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $90.95 | $107.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $100.30 | $118.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO THERAPY PROCEDURE FOR NUTRITION MANAGEMENT; EACH 15 MINUTES | $129.00 | $129.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $133.95 | $133.95 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN | $133.95 | $133.95 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Greeley Greeley · Greeley, CO MNT Assessment 15 min | $146.14 | $146.14 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $164.00 | $164.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN | $164.00 | $164.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN | $189.00 | $189.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=MNT INITIAL ASSESSMENT INDIV EA 15 MIN | $206.05 | $317.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO 97802 MEDICAL NUTR INITIAL ASSESS PER 15 MIN CHARGE | $212.96 | $266.20 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN | $325.50 | $325.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN | $325.50 | $325.50 | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 14 | $21.70 | $133.95 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $55.55 | $55.55 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $36.00 | $60.00 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $55.98 | $55.98 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $129.00 | $129.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $55.50 | $55.50 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $34.80 | $34.80 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $34.80 | $34.80 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $90.95 | $90.95 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $71.68 | $71.68 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $146.14 | $146.14 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $86.00 | $86.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $47.20 | $47.20 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $34.80 | $34.80 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $49.20 | $49.20 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $212.96 | $212.96 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $100.30 | $100.30 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $34.36 | $34.36 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $55.72 | $55.72 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
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
- Alabama$51.80
- Alaska$77.22
- Arizona$147.20
- Arkansas$34.29
- California$99.68
- Connecticut$73.70
- Delaware$73.18
- District of Columbia$68.66, 4 hospitals
- Florida$70.92
- Georgia$36.27
- Hawaii$42.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$54.75
- Illinois$52.50
- Indiana$34.08
- 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$40.30
- Montana$45.34
- Nebraska$52.00
- Nevada$61.21
- New Hampshire$59.57
- New Jersey$40.94
- New Mexico$57.30
- New York$54.19
- North Carolina$46.50
- North Dakota$100.00
- Ohio$64.76
- Oklahoma$48.29
- Oregon$71.20
- Pennsylvania$51.53
- 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.