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Parenteral Nutrition, Amino Acid over 8.5%, Home Mix

Colorado rates for HCPCS B4178

Parenteral nutrition solution: amino acid, greater than 8.5% (500 ml = 1 unit) - home mix

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Parenteral Nutrition, Amino Acid over 8.5%, Home Mix cost?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$60.26$46.77 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$72.44 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $51 to $182Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $0 to $132
$0.1$1$10$100facility $178professional $60

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
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Iowa than in Kansas. 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· 21st of 51

$74.13

IA $91.20KS $16.60

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.