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Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing

Minnesota 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $363 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$355$269 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$200 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,230Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $174 to $692
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $363professional $355

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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.90

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$355

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.