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Pediatric Hydrolyzed or Amino Acid Enteral Formula

Maryland rates for HCPCS B4161

Enteral formula, for pediatrics, hydrolyzed/amino acids and peptide chain proteins, includes fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pediatric Hydrolyzed or Amino Acid Enteral Formula cost?

$1.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1.12 to $2.29.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$2professional $1

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$3.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Hawaii than in North Carolina. 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$1.12

HI $3.39NC $1.12

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.