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Parenteral Nutrition, Amino Acid over 8.5%, Home Mix

Pennsylvania 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$53.70$47.86 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$60.26 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $48 to $5,012Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $0 to $83
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $269professional $54

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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.89
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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$109.65

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 36th of 51

$58.88

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.