Nutrition counseling cost in Montana
In Montana, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $31.58 to $99.00, with a median of $45.34. The lowest price is at Community Hospital of Anaconda (Anaconda). The highest price is 3.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $45.34, is 13% below the US median of $52.20.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Montana ranks 13th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 17 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$31.58Community Hospital of Anaconda
Median$45.34half of hospitals charge less
Highest$99.00in Montana
Lowest saves$13.76vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital of Anaconda lowest Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $31.58 | $42.10 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC MED NUTR THER 1ST INDIV EA 15 MIN | $32.00 | $40.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT MNT INITIAL NUTRITION 15 MIN | $33.64 | $51.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INITIAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN CDM | $36.80 | $46.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC MED NUTR THER 1ST INDIV EA 15 MIN | $38.40 | $48.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT MEDICAL NUTRITION, INDIV, PER 15 MINUTES | $40.25 | $65.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT MNT INITIAL NUTRITION 15 MIN | $41.11 | $63.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT 97802 Initial Nutritional Consult Ea 15 min | $45.34 | $69.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT 97802 Initial Nutritional Consult Ea 15 min | $45.34 | $69.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC PR 97802 MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV INITIAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN | $47.20 | $59.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT OTHER THERAPEUTIC SERVICES - EDUCATION/TRAINING | $49.81 | $58.60 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT MNT INITIAL ASSESSMENT 15 MINUTES | $56.00 | $70.00 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $57.00 | $60.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $63.00 | $63.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $68.40 | $72.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $83.00 | $83.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $99.00 | $110.00 | Oct 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $32.00 | $35.20 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $49.81 | $56.40 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $33.64 | $37.38 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $31.58 | $31.58 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $83.00 | $83.00 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $45.34 | $45.34 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $68.40 | $68.40 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $36.80 | $36.80 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $47.20 | $47.20 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $45.34 | $45.34 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $40.25 | $40.25 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
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
- 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
- Minnesota$61.49
- Mississippi$24.00
- Missouri$40.15
- 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.