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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Colorado 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$120$105 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$219 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $126 to $6,607Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $100 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $120

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 22nd of 51

$145

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.