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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Nebraska 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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$135$107 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$1,549 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $166 to $13,490Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $98 to $316
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $135

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 10th of 51

$166

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.