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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Rhode Island 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 4 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$145$117 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,549 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $832 to $5,012Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $102 to $162
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $145

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 23rd of 51

$145

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.