Nutrition counseling cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 56 hospitals publish a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $9.12 to $340.37, with a median of $29.69. The lowest price is at Spring View Hospital (Lebanon). The highest price is 37.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $29.69, is 43% below the US median of $52.20.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Kentucky ranks 4th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 56 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$9.12Spring View Hospital
Median$29.69half of hospitals charge less
Highest$340.37in Kentucky
Lowest saves$20.57vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring View Hospital lowest Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $9.12 | $22.81 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Nutrition OP Conslt 15min | $17.64 | $42.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $18.90 | $25.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $18.90 | $25.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $18.90 | $25.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $18.90 | $25.20 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $18.90 | $25.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $18.90 | $25.20 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $18.90 | $25.20 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NUTR THPY INIT ASMT EA - 15 MIN | $18.96 | $79.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Nutrition OP Conslt 15min | $19.95 | $42.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC MED NUTR THER 1ST INDIV EA 15 MIN | $21.00 | $70.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NUTR THPY INIT ASMT EA - 15 MIN | $21.96 | $61.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $23.73 | $59.32 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NUTR THPY INIT ASMT EA - 15 MIN | $24.75 | $55.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB NURTITIONAL W/RD INITIAL 15MIN | $25.00 | $125.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB NURTITIONAL W/RD INITIAL 15MIN | $25.00 | $125.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB NURTITIONAL W/RD INITIAL 15MIN | $25.00 | $125.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB NURTITIONAL W/RD INITIAL 15MIN | $25.00 | $125.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB NURTITIONAL W/RD INITIAL 15MIN | $25.00 | $125.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB NURTITIONAL W/RD INITIAL 15MIN | $25.00 | $125.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 97802 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIVID INITIAL CHARGE | $25.05 | $41.75 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC MNT INITIAL EACH 15M | $25.72 | $58.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY MED NUTRITION TH INIT EA 15M | $26.50 | $53.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NUTR THPY INIT ASMT EA - 15 MIN | $27.45 | $61.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Mnt Initial Each 15m | $27.62 | $57.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Mnt Initial Each 15m | $28.97 | $54.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC MED NUTR THER 1ST INDIV EA 15 MIN | $29.61 | $63.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC MED NUTR THER 1ST INDIV EA 15 MIN | $29.76 | $96.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NUTR THPY INIT ASMT EA 15 MIN | $30.02 | $79.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Mnt Initial Each 15m | $30.97 | $82.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Mnt Initial Each 15m | $31.23 | $74.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $33.50 | $67.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $39.46 | $98.64 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $40.30 | $62.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $41.25 | $55.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG NUTRITIONAL CONSULT PER 15 MIN | $44.84 | $112.09 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $45.64 | $114.09 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $50.53 | $72.19 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $54.87 | $137.17 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $55.48 | $73.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $58.50 | $90.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $59.39 | $148.47 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY MNT-INIT'L ASSESSMT IND 15 MIN | $64.20 | $107.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY MNT-INIT'L ASSESSMT IND 15 MIN | $64.20 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY MNT-INIT'L ASSESSMT IND 15 MIN | $64.20 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY MNT-INIT'L ASSESSMT IND 15 MIN | $64.20 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY MNT-INIT'L ASSESSMT IND 15 MIN | $64.20 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Med Nutr Ther, 1St, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $64.97 | $162.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $65.04 | $162.61 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY MED NUTR THERA INIT PER INDI PER 15 MIN | $75.00 | $125.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min | $78.60 | $131.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min | $87.60 | $146.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB MNT INITIAL 15 MIN | $99.99 | $99.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN | $140.10 | $140.10 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Mnt Initial Each 15m | $340.37 | $970.00 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $18.90 | $25.00 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $17.64 | $34.22 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $18.90 | $41.55 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $18.90 | $25.05 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 2 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $18.90 | $179.64 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $50.53 | $50.53 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $99.99 | $99.99 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $29.76 | $29.76 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $18.90 | $18.90 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $23.73 | $23.73 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $140.10 | $140.10 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $58.50 | $58.50 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $33.50 | $33.50 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $26.50 | $26.50 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $44.84 | $44.84 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $9.12 | $9.12 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $45.64 | $45.64 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $41.25 | $41.25 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $29.61 | $29.61 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $30.97 | $30.97 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $40.30 | $40.30 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
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
- 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
- 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.