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Magnet-Steered Camera Capsule Of The Stomach

Virginia 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 7 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$275$245 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$275 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,884Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,023
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $324professional $275

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
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,137.96
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $288 · 10th 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.