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Muscle Function Test Of The Anal Or Urethral Sphincter

Maryland 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $63.10 to $162.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $56 to $851Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $42 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $631professional $71

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
$79.43
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$141.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$114.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$190.55
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$102.33
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$56.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$72.44

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.