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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Mississippi 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$132$105 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$550 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $302 to $2,138Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $98 to $302
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $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. 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
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 21st of 51

$151

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.