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Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing

Alabama rates for HCPCS 51797

An additional measurement taken during bladder function testing that records pressure inside the abdomen, using a small sensor placed in the rectum or, less commonly, the stomach. This helps separate true bladder pressure from pressure caused by straining or abdominal muscle activity, giving a more accurate picture of bladder function.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $105 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$141$100 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$105 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,096Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $54 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $105professional $141

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Alaska 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.

Alabama· 48th of 51

$138

AK $759TX $135

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.