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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Louisiana 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 5 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$129$105 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$933 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $479 to $3,467Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $98 to $209
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $129

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
$446.68
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 13th of 51

$162

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.