Nutrition counseling cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 80 hospitals publish a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $16.75 to $97.50, with a median of $46.00. The lowest price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton (St. Johns) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 5.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $46.00, is 12% below the US median of $52.20.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Michigan ranks 15th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 22 of 80 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.75University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton + 2 more
Median$46.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$97.50in Michigan
Lowest saves$29.25vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $16.75 | $67.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $16.75 | $67.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $16.75 | $67.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $20.50 | $82.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI MNT Initial Units | $20.70 | $41.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $21.25 | $85.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI NUTRITION THERAPY INITIAL EA 15 MIN | $22.52 | $45.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center Eaton Rapids · Lansing-East Lansing, MI MNT INITIAL INDIV PER 15 MIN | $23.27 | $46.53 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI MNT Initial Units | $23.85 | $47.70 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $27.00 | $54.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MNT Initial Units | $27.85 | $55.70 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MNT,INTIAL ASSESS,EA 15 MIN | $29.12 | $52.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Health Three Rivers · Sturgis, MI INITIAL MNT-DB | $29.25 | $45.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Holland Community Hospital Holland · Holland, MI Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $29.40 | $49.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI MNT Initial Units | $30.80 | $61.60 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Harbor Beach Community Hospital Harbor Beach · Harbor Beach, MI MEDICAL NUTRITIONAL THERAPY 1ON1-15MIN | $34.50 | $46.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INTERVENTION EACH 15 MIN (AUDIO) | $35.00 | $65.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INTERVENTION EACH 15 MIN (AUDIO) | $35.00 | $65.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti · Ypsilanti, MI HC Therapy Nutrition Individual Initial F2f W/Patient Each 15 Minutes | $36.40 | $56.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Chelsea · Ann Arbor, MI HC Therapy Nutrition Individual Initial F2f W/Patient Each 15 Minutes | $36.40 | $56.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Therapy Nutrition Individual Initial F2f W/Patient Each 15 Minutes | $36.40 | $56.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Therapy Nutrition Individual Initial F2f W/Patient Each 15 Minutes | $36.40 | $56.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Therapy Nutrition Individual Initial F2f W/Patient Each 15 Minutes | $36.40 | $56.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette · Marquette, MI Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $36.71 | $61.18 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MNT Initial Units | $38.10 | $76.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Noncovered-Nutr Treatment Initial 15 | $39.20 | $98.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Charlevoix · Charlevoix, MI MNT INIT INDIV EA 15M 59 | $39.95 | $47.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet · Niles, MI HC MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTE | $40.00 | $40.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph · Niles, MI HC MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTE | $40.00 | $40.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTE | $41.00 | $41.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTE | $41.00 | $41.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI Hchg Initial Nutrition Therapy, Each 15 Min | $41.25 | $55.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $41.59 | $69.32 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI MNT-INDIVIDUAL INITIAL EA 15 MIN | $43.00 | $43.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Virtual Mnt Initial Assmt Ea 15 Minutes | $45.00 | $45.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI Hc Mnt Initial Assmt Ea 15 Minute | $46.00 | $46.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI Hc Mnt Initial Assmt Ea 15 Minute | $46.00 | $46.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Mnt Initial Assmt Ea 15 Minute | $46.00 | $46.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI Hc Mnt Initial Assmt Ea 15 Minute | $46.00 | $46.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI Hc Mnt Initial Assmt Ea 15 Minute | $46.00 | $46.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Mnt Initial Assmt Ea 15 Minute | $46.00 | $46.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MNT Initial Units | $47.20 | $94.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Cooper Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG MNT INITIAL COUNSELING 15 MIN INVID | $48.30 | $69.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG MNT INITIAL COUNSELING 15 MIN INVID | $48.30 | $69.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI HC Therapy Nutrition Individual Initial F2f W/Patient Each 15 Minutes | $49.40 | $76.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC Therapy Nutrition Individual Initial F2f W/Patient Each 15 Minutes | $49.40 | $76.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI MED NUTRITION INDIV IN-PhHOS | $50.40 | $63.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center Saint Ignace · Saint Ignace, MI Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $51.00 | $85.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI MNT Initial Units | $52.20 | $104.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MED NUTRTN TH INIT 15MIN | $53.25 | $71.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska · Traverse City, MI Rd Initial Indiv Ea 15 Min Dia PO | $53.55 | $63.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Hchg Initial Nutrition Therapy, Each 15 Min | $54.72 | $72.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTE | $55.00 | $55.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City · Cass City, MI Hchg Initial Nutrition Therapy, Each 15 Min | $56.16 | $72.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac · Cadillac, MI INIT NUTRITION THERAPY EACH 15M | $56.95 | $67.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Grayling · Grayling, MI INIT NUTRITION THERAPY EACH 15M | $56.95 | $67.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City · Traverse City, MI INIT NUTRITION THERAPY EACH 15M | $56.95 | $67.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTE | $57.00 | $57.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie Memorial Hospital Sandusky · Sandusky, MI MEDICAL NUTRITIONAL, INDIV | $57.60 | $72.00 | May 31, 2025 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital Gaylord · Gaylord, MI Medical Nutrition Therapy-Initial-Indiv w/Patient Ea 15 min 97802 | $58.65 | $69.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale · Hillsdale, MI MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL ASSESS 15MIN | $59.50 | $70.00 | Jan 23, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Manistee · Manistee, MI Medical Nutrition Therapy-Initial-Indiv w/Patient Ea 15 min 97802 | $61.20 | $72.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC VIRTUAL MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTES | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC VIRTUAL MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTES | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC VIRTUAL MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTES | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC VIRTUAL MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTES | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC VIRTUAL MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTES | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC VIRTUAL MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTES | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC VIRTUAL MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTES | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC VIRTUAL MNT INITIAL ASSMT EA 15 MINUTES | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $63.60 | $106.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort · Traverse City, MI RD Initial Indiv Ea 15 Min Diab (C) | $65.45 | $77.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI MNT Initial Units | $66.70 | $133.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MED/NUT/THER/INITIAL EA 15MIN | $76.50 | $102.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MEDICAL NUTRIT THERAPY (97802) | $81.00 | $108.00 | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MED/NUT/THER/INITIAL EA 15MIN | $94.50 | $126.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Fac Medical Nutrition, Indiv, In | $97.50 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Fac Medical Nutrition, Indiv, In | $97.50 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Fac Medical Nutrition, Indiv, In | $97.50 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MED/NUT/THER/INITIAL EA 15MIN | $97.50 | $130.00 | Sep 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 23 | $27.00 | $63.00 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 10 | $16.75 | $45.50 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 5 | $16.75 | $21.25 |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $53.55 | $56.95 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2 | $36.40 | $37.80 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $22.52 | $25.96 |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $41.59 | $69.54 |
| Marquette, MI | 2 | $36.71 | $50.16 |
| Niles, MI | 2 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Saginaw, MI | 2 | $48.30 | $48.30 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $23.85 | $23.85 |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
| Cass City, MI | 1 | $56.16 | $56.16 |
| Charlevoix, MI | 1 | $39.95 | $39.95 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $56.95 | $56.95 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $54.72 | $54.72 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $66.70 | $66.70 |
| Gaylord, MI | 1 | $58.65 | $58.65 |
| Grayling, MI | 1 | $56.95 | $56.95 |
| Harbor Beach, MI | 1 | $34.50 | $34.50 |
| Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $59.50 | $59.50 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $97.50 | $97.50 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $97.50 | $97.50 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $43.00 | $43.00 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
| Manistee, MI | 1 | $61.20 | $61.20 |
| Marlette, MI | 1 | $41.25 | $41.25 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $30.80 | $30.80 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1 | $49.40 | $49.40 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $20.70 | $20.70 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
| Saint Ignace, MI | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Sandusky, MI | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Sturgis, MI | 1 | $29.25 | $29.25 |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 1 | $36.40 | $36.40 |
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
- Massachusetts$100.00
- 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.