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Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing

West 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 July 2026.

How much does Abdominal Pressure Measurement During Bladder Testing cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 5 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$178$174 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$204 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $204 to $871Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $151 to $380
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $257professional $178

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
$204.17
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$562.34
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$288.40

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$214

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.