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Muscle Function Test Of The Anal Or Urethral Sphincter

South Carolina 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$83.18$66.07 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$89.13 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $63 to $1,862Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $62 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $275professional $83

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
$48.98
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$190.55

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$91.20

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.