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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

North Dakota 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$204$123 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$107 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $98 to $8,511Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $98 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $107professional $204

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
$107.15
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$200

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.