Nutrition counseling cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 76 hospitals publish a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $15.12 to $152.75, with a median of $61.49. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health Center (Baudette) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 10.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $61.49, is 18% above the US median of $52.20.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Minnesota ranks 35th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 76 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$15.12Lakewood Health Center + 1 more
Median$61.49half of hospitals charge less
Highest$152.75in Minnesota
Lowest saves$46.37vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health Center lowest Baudette · Baudette, MN NUTR THER EA 15 MINS FPC FAC | $15.12 | $27.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services lowest Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN NUTR THER EA 15 MINS FPC FAC | $15.12 | $27.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN NUTRITION EDUCATION | $16.05 | $25.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG MNT INDIV INITIAL EA 15MIN | $16.37 | $34.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG MNT INDIV INITIAL EA 15MIN | $16.37 | $34.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG MNT INDIV INITIAL EA 15MIN | $16.37 | $34.10 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN NUTR THER EA 15 MINS FPC FAC | $16.47 | $27.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI MNT ASSESS & INTERV EA 15 MIN | $23.86 | $38.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN PF 97802 NUTRITION EVAL 15 MIN | $25.50 | $30.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $27.00 | $30.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG MNT INDIV INITIAL EA 15MIN | $30.24 | $54.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG MNT INDIV INITIAL EA 15MIN | $30.24 | $54.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG MNT INDIV INITIAL EA 15MIN | $30.24 | $54.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG MNT INDIV INITIAL EA 15MIN | $30.24 | $54.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $35.34 | $57.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $36.40 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI MNT W/RD INITIAL ASSESS 15 MIN | $37.62 | $57.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN MNT ASSESS & INTERV EA 15 MIN | $37.69 | $56.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUAL, EACH 15 MINUTE (RHC) | $38.25 | $45.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN PR MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; INITIAL EVAL, INDIVIDUAL, EA 15 MI | $40.80 | $67.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $41.60 | $52.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Nutrition assessment | $42.70 | $70.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $42.84 | $63.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Initial Assessment Ea 15 Min | $43.00 | $101.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY (MNT) INITIAL | $46.08 | $72.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Nutrition assessment | $47.36 | $128.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $48.80 | $61.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $49.00 | $87.50 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $49.54 | $94.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $49.54 | $94.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Nutrition assessment | $51.22 | $197.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN DIET CONSULT-INITIAL 15 MIN | $53.15 | $84.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 97802 Medical Nutrition Ther; Ea 15 Mins | $53.30 | $205.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG MNT INDIV INITIAL EA 15MIN | $56.11 | $100.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $57.60 | $72.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $57.60 | $72.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $60.45 | $93.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN MED NUTRITION THERAPY INITIAL INDV FACE TO FACE EA 15 MIN (PBB) | $61.48 | $106.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $61.50 | $82.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $62.40 | $78.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $63.20 | $79.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN NUTRITION THRPY, 15 MIN | $65.03 | $88.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN NUTRITION THRPY, 15 MIN | $65.03 | $88.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN NUTRITION THRPY, 15 MIN | $65.03 | $88.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN NUTRITION THRPY, 15 MIN | $65.03 | $88.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI NUTRITION THRPY, 15 MIN | $65.03 | $88.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI NUTRITION THRPY, 15 MIN | $65.03 | $88.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN NUTRITION THRPY, 15 MIN | $65.03 | $88.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $68.80 | $86.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $68.85 | $81.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $70.40 | $88.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $70.40 | $88.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Nutrition assessment | $74.98 | $163.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $77.17 | $192.43 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MNT INDIVIDUAL INITIAL EA 15 MIN | $77.53 | $193.33 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Medical Nutrition Therapy (Mnt) Initial | $79.42 | $110.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $80.00 | $80.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Medical Nutrition, Indiv, In | $81.60 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MNT INDIVIDUAL INITIAL EA 15 MIN | $81.79 | $192.43 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MNT INDIVIDUAL INITIAL EA 15 MIN | $82.59 | $205.95 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MNT INDIVIDUAL INITIAL EA 15 MIN | $82.59 | $205.95 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MNT INDIVIDUAL INITIAL EA 15 MIN | $82.59 | $205.95 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MNT INDIVIDUAL INITIAL EA 15 MIN | $82.59 | $205.95 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MNT INDIVIDUAL INITIAL EA 15 MIN | $82.67 | $206.15 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI MED NUTR THR;INTL,NONDIA,15MIN | $83.84 | $131.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $86.24 | $98.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY (MNT) INITIAL | $86.57 | $101.85 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC MNT INDIVIDUAL INITIAL EA 15 MIN | $87.55 | $206.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC MNT INDIVIDUAL INITIAL EA 15 MIN | $87.55 | $206.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY (MNT) INITIAL | $89.90 | $155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $99.57 | $118.54 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG MNT INDIV INITIAL EA 15MIN | $103.18 | $103.18 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $111.00 | $111.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Medical Nutrition, Indiv, In | $123.45 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NUTRITION INITIAL 15 MIN | $144.00 | $144.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN MNT INITIAL INDIVIDUAL15 MIN | $152.75 | $235.00 | Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 19 | $16.37 | $53.30 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 7 | $23.86 | $65.03 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2 | $36.40 | $42.70 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $30.24 | $36.62 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $65.03 | $88.02 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $65.03 | $76.29 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $74.98 | $89.08 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $53.15 | $54.63 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $65.03 | $65.03 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $68.85 | $68.85 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $89.90 | $89.90 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $15.12 | $15.12 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $37.69 | $37.69 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $86.57 | $86.57 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $16.05 | $16.05 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $60.45 | $60.45 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $99.57 | $99.57 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $65.03 | $65.03 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $68.80 | $68.80 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $46.08 | $46.08 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $61.48 | $61.48 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $38.25 | $38.25 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $61.50 | $61.50 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $70.40 | $70.40 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $42.70 | $42.70 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $25.50 | $25.50 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $30.24 | $30.24 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $15.12 | $15.12 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $86.24 | $86.24 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $40.80 | $40.80 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $65.03 | $65.03 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $152.75 | $152.75 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $35.34 | $35.34 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $63.20 | $63.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $123.45 | $123.45 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $79.42 | $79.42 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $70.40 | $70.40 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $62.40 | $62.40 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $42.84 | $42.84 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $16.47 | $16.47 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $48.80 | $48.80 |
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
- Michigan$46.00
- 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.