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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Alabama 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 4 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$117$105 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,000 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,455Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $98 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $117

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 33rd of 51

$126

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.