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Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing

Maryland 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?

$200

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $251.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $54 to $741Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $135 to $380
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $151professional $200

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
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$63.10
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$199.53
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
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$44.67

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 38th of 51

$200

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.