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Parenteral Nutrition, 10 to 51 g of Protein, Premix

Kentucky rates for HCPCS B4189

Parenteral nutrition solution: compounded amino acid and carbohydrates with electrolytes, trace elements, and vitamins, including preparation, any strength, 10 to 51 g of protein, premix

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Parenteral Nutrition, 10 to 51 g of Protein, Premix cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$170$117 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$151 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $87 to $355Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $112 to $214
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $174professional $170

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
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
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
$12.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Iowa than in New York. 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· 40th of 51

$170

IA $282NY $85.11

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.