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Camera Capsule Study of the Esophagus

South Carolina 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$912$676 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,042 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $6,761Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,622
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $912

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
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 25th of 51

$955

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.