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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Washington, DC 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?

$120

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107 to $132.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $120 to $7,762Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $98 to $162
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $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
$120.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$120

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.