Nutrition counseling cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 62 hospitals publish a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $12.90 to $198.87, with a median of $26.62. The lowest price is at Parkwest Medical Center (Knoxville). The highest price is 15.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $26.62, is 49% below the US median of $52.20.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Tennessee ranks 3rd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 62 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 Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$12.90Parkwest Medical Center
Median$26.62half of hospitals charge less
Highest$198.87in Tennessee
Lowest saves$13.72vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwest Medical Center lowest Knoxville · Knoxville, TN MNT INITIAL IND EA 15 MIN | $12.90 | $43.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC MNT INITIAL EACH 15M | $13.62 | $46.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN MNT INITIAL IND EACH 15 MIN | $14.19 | $43.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN MNT INITIAL IND EACH 15 MIN | $14.19 | $43.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MED NUT THR INT IND 15 MIN | $15.75 | $105.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC MED NUT THR INT IND 15 MIN | $15.75 | $105.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC MED NUT THR INT IND 15 MIN | $15.75 | $105.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MED NUT THR INT IND 15 MIN | $15.75 | $105.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MED NUT THR INT IND 15 MIN | $15.75 | $105.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MED NUT THR INT IND 15 MIN | $15.75 | $105.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC MED NUT THR INT IND 15 MIN | $15.75 | $105.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC MED NUT THR INT IND 15 MIN | $15.75 | $105.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC MNT INITIAL EACH 15M | $19.46 | $46.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $20.10 | $67.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $20.10 | $67.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $20.10 | $67.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $20.10 | $67.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $20.10 | $67.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC MED NUTR THER, 1ST, INDIV, EA 15 MIN | $20.10 | $67.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY TH MNT INIT EA 15 MN | $20.43 | $105.28 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MNT INDIVIDUAL EVAL 1/4 HR | $21.00 | $100.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MNT INDIVIDUAL EVAL 1/4 HR | $21.00 | $100.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MNT INDIVIDUAL EVAL 1/4 HR | $21.00 | $100.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC MNT INDIVIDUAL EVAL 1/4 HR | $23.00 | $100.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MNT 1/4 HR INDIV | $23.82 | $79.40 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Columbia · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PH-IND-INITIAL ASSESS/15 MIN Unit | $25.83 | $63.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN PH-IND-INITIAL ASSESS/15 MIN Unit | $25.83 | $63.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN PH-IND-INITIAL ASSESS/15 MIN Unit | $25.83 | $63.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN DIETARY INSTRUCTION | $26.54 | $56.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $26.62 | $121.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $26.62 | $121.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $26.62 | $121.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $26.62 | $121.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Med Nutr Tx Initial Assm Ea 15 Min | $27.17 | $94.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Med Nutr Ther, 1st, Indiv, Ea 15 Min | $28.16 | $128.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MNT 1/4 HR INDIV | $28.59 | $95.30 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN MNT INIT IND EA 15 MIN | $28.62 | $95.40 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN MNT INIT IND EA 15 MIN | $28.62 | $95.40 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN MNT INIT IND EA 15 MIN | $28.62 | $95.40 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MNT INIT IND EA 15 MIN | $28.62 | $95.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC NUTRITION THRPY EVAL 15 MIN | $30.45 | $105.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC NUTRITION THRPY EVAL 15 MIN | $30.45 | $105.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC NUTRITION THRPY EVAL 15 MIN | $30.45 | $105.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $31.73 | $127.42 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN MNT INIT ASSESSMENT/15MIN | $35.00 | $35.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $35.49 | $181.08 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MNT INITIAL 15 MIN | $44.66 | $79.20 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN MNT INITIAL EA 15 MN | $45.89 | $202.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Med Nutr Tx Initial Assm Ea 15 Min | $49.63 | $94.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $49.95 | $214.36 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN MNT INITIAL EA 15 MN | $54.70 | $202.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $58.20 | $178.54 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT EACH 15 MIN | $59.06 | $131.25 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 97802 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPYNTIAL 15 MIN CHARGE | $60.42 | $100.70 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN MNT INDIVIDUAL INITITIAL ASSESS 15 MIN | $70.00 | $70.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $76.30 | $76.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $83.41 | $83.41 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $90.59 | $178.68 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $97.07 | $331.28 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN | $102.94 | $102.94 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $168.77 | $168.77 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $198.87 | $198.87 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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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
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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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 15 | $23.82 | $58.20 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 8 | $21.00 | $26.62 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $12.90 | $14.19 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $15.75 | $15.75 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 3 | $13.62 | $19.46 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $15.75 | $15.75 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $20.10 | $20.10 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $30.45 | $50.22 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $35.49 | $35.49 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $20.10 | $20.10 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $20.10 | $20.10 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $20.43 | $20.43 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $28.62 | $28.62 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $20.10 | $20.10 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $26.54 | $26.54 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $15.75 | $15.75 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $23.00 | $23.00 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $31.73 | $31.73 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $25.83 | $25.83 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $20.10 | $20.10 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $28.62 | $28.62 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $27.17 | $27.17 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $97.07 | $97.07 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $28.62 | $28.62 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $59.06 | $59.06 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $30.45 | $30.45 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $25.83 | $25.83 |
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
- 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
- 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.