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Magnet-Steered Camera Capsule Of The Stomach

Iowa 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$389$288 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$832 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $457 to $4,677Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,905
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $389

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
$229.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$457

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.