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Enteral Formula, Modular, Nutritionally Incomplete

Pennsylvania 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?

$0.83

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.83 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.66 from a physician practice, and about $3.98 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.66$0.62 to $0.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.98$0.87 to $6.17

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5,012Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $6
$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $4professional $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
$0.55
Median
$0.55
Typical High
$0.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.62
Typical High
$0.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.07
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$79,432.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$0.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.55
Typical High
$0.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.62
Typical High
$0.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.07
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$0.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$1.41

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 37th of 51

$0.83

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.