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Magnet-Steered Camera Capsule Of The Stomach

California rates for HCPCS 0651T

The patient swallows a small camera capsule, which is then steered from outside the body using a magnet so the lining of the food pipe and stomach can be examined without passing a scope down the throat. The images captured are reviewed afterwards and a report is issued.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Magnet-Steered Camera Capsule Of The Stomach cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$240 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$776 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $550 to $4,571Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $204 to $2,239
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $324

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
$239.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$6,025.60
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Pennsylvania. 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.

California· 17th of 51

$437

AK $1,047PA $224

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.