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Calorically Dense Pediatric Enteral Formula

California rates for HCPCS B4160

Enteral formula, for pediatrics, nutritionally complete calorically dense (equal to or greater than 0.7 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 Calorically Dense Pediatric Enteral Formula cost?

$0.81

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.81 from a physician practice, and about $0.87 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$0.81$0.34 to $1.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.87$0.33 to $0.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 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
$0.33
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$1.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$1.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$4.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$0.83
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.42
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$0.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$3.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$1.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.42
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$0.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
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
$0.05
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03

Where California sits

The same service costs 239.9 times more in Montana than in Utah. 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.

California· 27th of 51

$0.81

MT $79.43UT $0.33

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.