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Muscle Function Test Of The Anal Or Urethral Sphincter

Alaska rates for HCPCS 51784

Sensors placed at the skin surface, rather than a needle, measure the electrical activity of the muscle that controls the anus or the urethra, helping evaluate problems with bladder or bowel control. It is a non-needle alternative to a more invasive version of the same type of test.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Muscle Function Test Of The Anal Or Urethral Sphincter cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$170$63.10 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$83.18 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $63 to $437Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $60 to $288
$100$200$500facility $138professional $170

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
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$288.40
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$234.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$128.82

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Rhode Island than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$166

RI $282TX $69.18

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.