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Magnet-Steered Camera Capsule Of The Stomach

Tennessee 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$224 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$550 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $288 to $3,715Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $166 to $324
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,862professional $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
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $240 · 42nd 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.