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Parenteral Nutrition, Amino Acid over 8.5%, Home Mix

Kentucky 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$54.95$38.02 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$48.98 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $28 to $115Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $35 to $68
$50$100$200facility $56professional $55

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
$28.18
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$89.13
3 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
$4.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 39th of 51

$54.95

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.