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Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing

New Jersey 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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$174$141 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$741 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $263 to $6,457Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $126 to $398
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $174

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
$123.03
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$229.09
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$7,079.46
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$512.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$117.49
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00
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
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 33rd of 51

$204

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.