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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

Utah 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 7 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$112 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,239 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $155 to $4,571Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $102 to $316
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $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
$154.88
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$257.04
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 17th of 51

$155

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.