Nutrition counseling cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $48.10 to $430.00, with a median of $100.00. The lowest price is at The Mercy Hospital (Springfield). The highest price is 8.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $100.00, is 92% above the US median of $52.20.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Massachusetts ranks 46th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 26 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$48.10The Mercy Hospital
Median$100.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$430.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$51.90vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercy Hospital lowest Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Therapy Nutrition Individual Initial F2f W/Patient Each 15 Minutes | $48.10 | $74.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Medical Nutrition Assmt&Ivntj Indiv Each 15 Mi | $54.40 | $120.88 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Hosp Medical Nutrition Therapy Individual Initial | $61.60 | $88.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Medical Nutrition Assmt&Ivntj Indiv Each 15 Mi | $63.23 | $140.52 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Hosp Medical Nutrition Therapy Individual Initial | $77.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Medical nutrition ind in | $85.00 | $85.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH NUT THERAPY INIT EA 15 MIN | $91.00 | $130.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Hosp Medical Nutrition Therapy Individual Initial | $94.50 | $135.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MNT INITIAL EA 15 MIN | $98.25 | $131.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC NUTRITION THERAPY INIT ASSESS EA 15 MIN | $99.00 | $99.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Med Nutr Ther- 1st- Indiv- Ea 15 Min | $99.00 | $198.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Med Nutr Ther- 1st- Indiv- Ea 15 Min | $99.00 | $198.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Med Nutr Ther- 1st- Indiv- Ea 15 Min | $99.00 | $198.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC NUTRITION THERAPY INIT ASSESS EA 15 MIN | $101.00 | $101.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA Intial Visit 46-60 Min General | $118.00 | $118.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Mnt Initial Assess Indiv Ea 15 Min | $119.00 | $119.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Mnt Initial Assess Indiv Ea 15 Min | $122.00 | $122.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC INITIAL NUTR COUNSEL EA 15MIN | $125.31 | $125.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Medical Nutrition Assmt&Ivntj Indiv Each 15 Mi | $127.80 | $284.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC NUTRITION THERAPY INIT ASSESS EA 15 MIN | $128.00 | $128.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC NUTRITION THERAPY INIT ASSESS EA 15 MIN | $132.00 | $132.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC NUTRITION THERAPY INIT ASSESS EA 15 MIN | $132.00 | $132.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC NUTRITION THERAPY INIT ASSESS EA 15 MIN | $152.00 | $152.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Mnt Initial Assess Indiv Ea 15 Min | $193.00 | $193.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC NUTRITION THERAPY INIT ASSESS EA 15 MIN | $209.00 | $209.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Nutritional Therapy Initial Indiv Each 15 Mins | $430.00 | $430.00 | Mar 20, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 17 | $54.40 | $99.00 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $118.00 | $120.50 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 3 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $48.10 | $66.55 |
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
- Kentucky$29.69
- Louisiana$30.87
- Maine$45.50
- Maryland$172.81
- 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.