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Muscle Function Test Of The Anal Or Urethral Sphincter

Alabama 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $178.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,175Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $62 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $269professional $91

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$117.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$169.82

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 15th of 51

$123

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.