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Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing

Illinois 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $724 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$91.20 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$251 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $151 to $3,548Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $51 to $302
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $724professional $191

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
$213.80
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$173.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
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
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 40th of 51

$191

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.