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Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing

South Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing cost?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $603 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$191 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$389 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $229 to $9,772Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $151 to $794
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $603professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Oklahoma than in Vermont. 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.

South Carolina· 16th of 51

$302

OK $759VT $182

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.