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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Iowa 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$166$110 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$263 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $178 to $6,761Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $98 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $166

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
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$178

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.