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Antegrade Kidney X-ray Imaging Study

South 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $617 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$126$81.28 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$372 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,122Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $63 to $224
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $617professional $126

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$275.42
8 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
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$63.10

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$126

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.