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Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing

Maine 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$191 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$501 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $501 to $708Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $155 to $363
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $224

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$77.62
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$309.03
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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 18th of 51

$234

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.