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Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing

Massachusetts 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 July 2026.

How much does Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 9 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$251$166 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$182 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $72 to $3,388Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $126 to $813
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $955professional $251

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
$380.19
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$371.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,951.21
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$245.47
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,584.89
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$912.01
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$275.42
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$234.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$407.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,951.21
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$245.47
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,584.89
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$912.01
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Oklahoma than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $295 · 18th of 51
OK $759VT $182

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.