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Needle Test Of The Anal Or Urethral Sphincter Muscle

Montana rates for HCPCS 51785

This test evaluates the muscle that controls the anal or urethral opening by inserting a very fine needle electrode directly into the muscle to record its electrical activity. It helps assess how well the sphincter muscle is functioning, which can be useful in diagnosing certain bladder or bowel control problems. This is a muscle-based electrical study rather than a test of how signals travel along a nerve.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Needle Test Of The Anal Or Urethral Sphincter Muscle cost?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $676 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$468 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$676 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $339 to $776Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $437 to $724
$500$1Kfacility $676professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Montana· 11th of 51

$676

AK $1,413KY $219

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.