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Muscle Function Test Of The Anal Or Urethral Sphincter

Colorado 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 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 7 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$77.62$66.07 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$75.86 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $66 to $955Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $63 to $282
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $138professional $78

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$190.55
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$245.47
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$120.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$186.21

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 40th of 51

$79.43

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.