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Muscle Function Test Of The Anal Or Urethral Sphincter

Massachusetts 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 9 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$117$67.61 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$44.67 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $25 to $1,122Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $49 to $324
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $155professional $117

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
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$165.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$323.59
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,318.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$630.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$218.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$123.03
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$102.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$199.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$107.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$85.11
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$794.33
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$213.80
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$323.59
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,318.26
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$630.96
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$173.78

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 17th of 51

$117

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.