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Camera Capsule Study of the Esophagus

Iowa rates for HCPCS 91111

A pill-sized camera is swallowed and takes a rapid series of pictures as it passes down the food pipe. The images are sent to a recorder worn on the body and reviewed afterwards to examine the lining of the esophagus, for example for enlarged veins or inflammation. The capsule then passes out naturally in a bowel movement.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Camera Capsule Study of the Esophagus cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,738$1,047 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,479 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $977 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $832 to $2,455
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $1,738

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,290.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,090.30
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$181.97
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,128.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$1,738

AK $2,239NY $724

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.