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Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing

Virginia 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 Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $372 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$178 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$141 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $74 to $3,802Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $141 to $339
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $372professional $204

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
$223.87
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,174.90
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$467.74
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$44.67

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 28th 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.