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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

South Carolina 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $479 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$123$105 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$151 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $123 to $9,772Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $98 to $214
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $479professional $123

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
$125.89
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$126

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.