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Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst

Alabama 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 July 2026.

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

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 4 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$447$363 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$186 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $166 to $813Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $162 to $708
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $234professional $447

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
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Idaho than in Hawaii. 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.

Alabama· 9th of 51

$447

ID $513HI $91.20

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.