Nutrition counseling cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes: from $7.70 to $126.60, with a median of $26.00. The lowest price is at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital (Rocky Mt) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 16.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $26.00, is 50% below the US median of $52.20.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($36.74).
- Virginia ranks 2nd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 51 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$7.70Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital + 5 more
Median$26.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$126.60in Virginia
Lowest saves$18.30vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital lowest Rocky Mt · Roanoke, VA HB MNT EVAL IND 15 MIN@ | $7.70 | $22.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital lowest Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB MNT EVAL IND 15 MIN@ | $7.70 | $22.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center lowest Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB MNT EVAL IND 15 MIN@ | $7.70 | $22.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital lowest Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB MNT EVAL IND 15 MIN@ | $7.70 | $22.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital lowest Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB MNT EVAL IND 15 MIN@ | $7.70 | $22.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital lowest Tazewell · Bluefield, WV-VA HB MNT EVAL IND 15 MIN@ | $7.70 | $22.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital Lexington · Lexington, VA HB NUTRITION THERAPY INIT EA 15MN@ | $10.50 | $30.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MED NUT THR INT IND 15 MIN | $15.75 | $105.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC MED NUT THR INT IND 15 MIN | $15.75 | $105.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC MED NUT THR INT IND 15 MIN | $15.75 | $105.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital Marion · Marion, VA HC MED NUT THR INT IND 15 MIN | $15.75 | $105.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min | $19.20 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min | $21.30 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min | $22.20 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Medical nutrition indiv in | $22.50 | $45.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Medical nutrition indiv in | $22.50 | $45.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $22.82 | $57.06 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Mnt Initial Asses Indiv 15min | $23.38 | $46.75 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia · Emporia, VA HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min | $23.70 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Mnt Initial 15 Min | $26.00 | $52.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Mnt Init Nutrn Ther; Each 15M | $26.00 | $52.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Mnt Initial 15 Min | $26.00 | $52.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Mnt Init Nutrn Ther; Each 15M | $26.00 | $52.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Mnt Init Nutrn Ther; Each 15M | $26.00 | $52.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Mnt Init Nutrn Ther; Each 15M | $26.00 | $52.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Mnt Initial 15 Min | $26.00 | $52.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Mnt Initial 15 Min | $26.00 | $52.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Mnt Init Nutrn Ther; Each 15M | $26.00 | $52.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA MNT INITIAL ASSESS EA. 15 MIN | $29.25 | $39.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Mnt Initial 15 Min | $29.50 | $59.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Mnt Init Nutrn Ther; Each 15M | $29.50 | $59.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min | $31.83 | $53.05 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski Pulaski · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN | $35.00 | $35.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC MNT 1ST ASS&IVNT IND EA 15 MIN | $39.50 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC MNT 1ST ASS&IVNT IND EA 15 MIN | $39.50 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC MNT 1ST ASS&IVNT IND EA 15 MIN | $39.50 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC MNT 1ST ASS&IVNT IND EA 15 MIN | $39.50 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC MNT 1ST ASS&IVNT IND EA 15 MIN | $39.50 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $40.00 | $100.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $42.00 | $105.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $44.00 | $110.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min | $46.20 | $77.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $46.48 | $116.20 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC SELFP MEDNUTR INTL IND15M | $58.60 | $65.11 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min | $60.30 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes | $73.92 | $184.80 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN | $106.00 | $106.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Reston Hospital Center Reston · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MNT INIT ASSESS EA 15MIN | $111.44 | $111.44 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min | $126.60 | $211.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min | $126.60 | $211.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Med Nut Therapy Ind Init 15 Min | $126.60 | $211.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 11 | $19.20 | $26.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 10 | $22.50 | $39.50 |
| Roanoke, VA | 5 | $7.70 | $7.70 |
| Richmond, VA | 4 | $60.30 | $126.60 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 3 | $7.70 | $35.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $7.70 | $15.26 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $15.75 | $15.75 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $29.50 | $29.50 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Emporia, VA | 1 | $23.70 | $23.70 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $46.48 | $46.48 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $29.25 | $29.25 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $29.50 | $29.50 |
| Kilmarnock, VA | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $15.75 | $15.75 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $15.75 | $15.75 |
| Lexington, VA | 1 | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $15.75 | $15.75 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $44.00 | $44.00 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $73.92 | $73.92 |
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
- Tennessee$26.62
- Texas$50.27
- Utah$93.39
- Vermont$56.00
- Washington$63.70
- West Virginia$48.00
- Wisconsin$60.00
- Wyoming$67.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.