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Magnet-Steered Camera Capsule Of The Stomach

Pennsylvania 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 5 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$240$219 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$380 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,660Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $174 to $302
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $741professional $240

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
$223.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,230.27
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in New Hampshire than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $245 · 37th of 51
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.