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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 July 2026.

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

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $617 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$229 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$316 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $229 to $3,715Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $191 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $251

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$954.99
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in New Hampshire than in Mississippi. 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· 29th of 51

$257

NH $490MS $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.