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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Maryland 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 6 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$115$105 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$447 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,738Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $95 to $178
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $550professional $115

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
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$115

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.