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Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing

Tennessee 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$229$170 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$126 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $100 to $2,291Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,585
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $339professional $229

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
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
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
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 15th of 51

$245

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.