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Pediatrics specialties

Nutrition services

Children's Hospital of Richmond offers nutrition counseling to children with:

  • Diabetes
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Obesity
  • Failure to thrive

Medical nutrition therapy helps to:

  • Build a base for good health and wellness
  • Improve food choices and habits for optimal health
  • Maintain weight or lose excess pounds
  • Reduce complications from diabetes

Some insurance carriers will cover medical nutrition therapy. A small out-of-pocket fee will be assessed if nutrition counseling is not billable under the patient’s insurance plan or if the patient is uninsured.

Length of session        Pre-payment amount
Up to 15 minutes           $35
Up to 30 minutes           $70
Up to 45 minutes           $105
Up to 60 minutes           $140

For questions or more information, please call Alyssa Wehrmeister, RD, at (804) 527-4707.
For appointments please call (804) 628-PEDS (7337).