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Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing

Missouri 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $871 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$151 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$214 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,890Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $145 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $871professional $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
$218.78
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
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
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 27th of 51

$214

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.