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Muscle Function Test Of The Anal Or Urethral Sphincter

Washington, DC 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 Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $70.79 to $191.

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 $71 to $676Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $65 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $269professional $76

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
$70.79
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$707.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$186.21

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 44th 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.