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Enteral Formula, Modular, Nutritionally Incomplete

Colorado rates for HCPCS B4155

Enteral formula, nutritionally incomplete/modular nutrients, includes specific nutrients, carbohydrates (e.g., glucose polymers), proteins/amino acids (e.g., glutamine, arginine), fat (e.g., medium chain triglycerides) or combination, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Enteral Formula, Modular, Nutritionally Incomplete cost?

$1.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.00 from a physician practice, and about $1.00 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.00$0.60 to $1.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.00$0.60 to $1.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $6
$0.5$1$2$5facility $1professional $1

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.60
Median
$0.60
Typical High
$0.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.60
Typical High
$0.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$1.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$0.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.54
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$1.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.49
Median
$0.49
Typical High
$0.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$2.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.29
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$1.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.47
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.58

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.6 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.

Colorado· 17th of 51

$1.00

FL $1.70AL $0.47

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.