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Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst

Alaska rates for HCPCS 74470

This x-ray study images a fluid-filled cyst in the kidney after contrast dye is injected directly into the cyst through a needle placed through the skin. It helps evaluate the size and characteristics of the cyst, distinguishing a simple fluid-filled cyst from a more concerning growth. It differs from imaging methods that introduce dye through a vein or through the urinary tract.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$275$275 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,413 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,512Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $98 to $1,413
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,995professional $275

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Colorado than in Michigan. 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.

Alaska· 21st of 51

$275

CO $661MI $75.86

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.