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Capsule Camera Examination Of The Colon

Iowa rates for HCPCS 0355T

The patient swallows a capsule containing a small camera, which travels through the digestive tract and photographs the lining of the colon as it passes. The images are downloaded afterwards and reviewed by a doctor, who reports on what the lining shows. Bowel preparation beforehand is needed, as it is for a standard colonoscopy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Capsule Camera Examination Of The Colon cost?

$182

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $1,995.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $1,995Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $145 to $3,020
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $182

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 1698.2 times more in Kentucky than in Idaho. 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.

Iowa· 35th of 40

$182

KY $51,286ID $30.20

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.