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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

New Mexico 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$115$105 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$129 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $107 to $2,089Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $98 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $155professional $115

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
$144.54
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 49th of 51

$115

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.