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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Alaska rates for HCPCS 44100

Collects one or more small samples of the lining of the small intestine using a swallowed capsule or a slim tube passed through the mouth, without a camera or scope. The capsule takes a snip of tissue when it reaches the right level, guided by imaging. The samples are examined under a microscope for conditions such as celiac disease.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 6 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$269$107 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$129 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $107 to $575Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $105 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $166professional $269

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
$363.08
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$234

CA $447WV $110

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.