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Small Bowel Lining Sample by Capsule or Tube

West Virginia 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$110$102 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$72.44 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $72 to $1,413Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $98 to $155
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $107professional $110

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
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 51st of 51

$110

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.