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Enteral Formula, Nutritionally Complete, Calorically Dense

New York rates for HCPCS B4152

Enteral formula, nutritionally complete, calorically dense (equal to or greater than 1.5 kcal/ml) with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Enteral Formula, Nutritionally Complete, Calorically Dense cost?

$0.45

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.47 from a physician practice, and about $0.45 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.47$0.34 to $0.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.45$0.45 to $0.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.2$0.5$1$2facility $0professional $0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.26
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$0.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$4.57
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$1.41
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.58
Typical High
$1.07
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$0.45
Typical High
$0.48
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$0.98
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$0.45
Typical High
$0.48
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.52
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.10

Where New York sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Florida than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New York· 18th of 51

$0.45

FL $0.74AL $0.24

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.