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Antegrade Kidney X-ray Imaging Study

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 74425

This is an X-ray imaging study of the kidney and ureter performed by injecting contrast dye through a tube that has already been placed directly into the kidney, allowing the dye to flow downward toward the bladder. It's typically done to evaluate blockages, strictures, or the position of a drainage tube in the urinary system. This is read and interpreted by a radiologist working alongside the physician performing the tube placement.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Antegrade Kidney X-ray Imaging Study cost?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$120$91.20 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$120 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $120 to $661Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $72 to $347
$50$100$200$500facility $224professional $120

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$457.09
18 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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$478.63

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$120

AK $398UT $97.72

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.