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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Georgia 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$138$110 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,202 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $457 to $6,310Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $105 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $138

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
$229.09
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$302.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 12th of 51

$166

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.