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Enteral Formula, Modular, Nutritionally Incomplete

New York 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?

$0.81

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.76 from a physician practice, and about $0.81 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$0.76$0.74 to $1.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.81$0.81 to $0.89

How much rates vary

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

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
$0.45
Median
$0.55
Typical High
$0.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.55
Typical High
$0.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$1.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.74
Median
$0.74
Typical High
$1.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$1.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$0.54
Median
$0.74
Typical High
$1.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$39.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$3.24
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.24
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$1.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$1.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$1.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.47
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.58
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$1.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$1.23
2 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
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.06

Where New York 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.

New York· 39th of 51

$0.81

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.