Nutrition counseling cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $16.00 to $155.00, with a median of $52.00. The lowest price is at Harlan County Health System (Alma). The highest price is 9.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $52.00, is about the same as the US median of $52.20.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Nebraska ranks 24th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 48 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 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.00Harlan County Health System
Median$52.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$155.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$36.00vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan County Health System lowest Alma · Alma, NE Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $16.00 | $20.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $18.00 | $20.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA DM-Med Nutrition Therapy-Initial 15 min | $20.88 | $58.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE DM-Med Nutrition Therapy-Initial 15 min | $24.05 | $65.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE 97802-nutrition Counseling, Initial (Ppp Service) | $26.00 | $29.00 | — source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Dietary Consult 1st Hour | $32.00 | $36.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP | $35.69 | $83.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP | $35.69 | $83.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP | $35.69 | $83.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP | $35.69 | $83.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE 97802 Nutrition Init Vst/15 Min Charge | $36.00 | $45.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE THERAPY PROCEDURE FOR NUTRITION MANAGEMENT; EACH 15 MINUTES | $36.39 | $38.30 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP | $36.90 | $45.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP | $38.70 | $45.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP | $39.84 | $83.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $40.50 | $45.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE 97802 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY INITIAL 15 MIN CHARGE | $42.24 | $44.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSMT&IVNTJ INDIV EACH 15 MI | $47.40 | $79.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Op Nutrition Counseling -15 Min Init | $48.00 | $48.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $48.80 | $61.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP | $49.28 | $88.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE MNT INITIAL ASSESS INDIVIDUAL 15MIN | $50.38 | $67.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY IP | $51.04 | $88.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $52.00 | $80.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $52.00 | $80.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $52.20 | $58.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC MEDICL NUTRITION THERAPY OP | $52.48 | $64.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $53.25 | $53.25 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE MNT INITIAL ASSESSMENT&IN | $56.70 | $63.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE 97802 Med Nutrition Therapyint Charge | $58.00 | $58.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $59.00 | $59.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $60.00 | $60.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE 97802 MNT INDIVIDUAL INITIAL ASSESS EA 15 MIN CHARGE | $61.20 | $72.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE 97802 Med Nutrit Ther/init Charge | $62.00 | $62.00 | — source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA MNT-INITIAL/15MIN F-2-F | $63.75 | $85.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $65.00 | $65.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital Lincoln Lincoln · Lincoln, NE Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $65.00 | $65.00 | May 4, 2026 source file |
| Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $65.00 | $65.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE 97802 Mnt Individual Initial Charge | $79.00 | $79.00 | — source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE 97802 Medical Nutrition Therapy, Initial Assessment, Individual, Ea 15 Min | $81.00 | $90.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE MEDICAL NUTR-TREN INITIAL | $90.90 | $101.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE O/p Diet Consult/fu | $96.00 | $120.00 | — source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Nutrition Ther Assessment Per 15 Min | $105.00 | $131.00 | — source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE MNT-INITIAL ASSESSMENT(INDIVIDUAL) | $120.00 | $120.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE MEDICAL NUTRITION INDIV IN | $125.60 | $157.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $126.00 | $126.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Medical Nutrition Individual 15 Min Charge | $137.00 | $144.00 | — source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Mnt Initial 15-mins | $155.00 | $155.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 10 | $20.88 | $42.24 |
| Lincoln, NE | 4 | $39.84 | $62.50 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $26.00 | $32.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $36.39 | $36.64 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $49.28 | $54.14 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $36.00 | $43.52 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $125.60 | $125.60 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $137.00 | $137.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $81.00 | $81.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $40.50 | $40.50 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $79.00 | $79.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $24.05 | $24.05 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $155.00 | $155.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $52.20 | $52.20 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $58.00 | $58.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $90.90 | $90.90 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $52.48 | $52.48 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $38.70 | $38.70 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $50.38 | $50.38 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $56.70 | $56.70 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $47.40 | $47.40 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $61.20 | $61.20 |
| York, NE | 1 | $53.25 | $53.25 |
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$70.92
- Georgia$36.27
- Hawaii$42.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$54.75
- Illinois$52.50
- Indiana$34.08
- 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$40.30
- Montana$45.34
- Nevada$61.21
- New Hampshire$59.57
- New Jersey$40.94
- New Mexico$57.30
- New York$54.19
- North Carolina$46.50
- North Dakota$100.00
- Ohio$64.76
- Oklahoma$48.29
- Oregon$71.20
- Pennsylvania$51.53
- 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.