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Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst

Colorado 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 7 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$468$282 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$105 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $65 to $832Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $83 to $759
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $380professional $468

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
$162.18
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$741.31
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Idaho than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $468 · 6th of 51
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.