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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Maine 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?

$132

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $191.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $457 to $457Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $110 to $251
$100$200$500facility $457professional $132

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 30th of 51

$132

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.