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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Minnesota 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$240$166 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$288 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,236Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $110 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $457professional $240

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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$794.33
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$251

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.