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Muscle Function Test Of The Anal Or Urethral Sphincter

Minnesota 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 6 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$151$102 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$182 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $91 to $692Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $68 to $240
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $269professional $151

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
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$501.19
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$281.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$144.54
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$158

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.