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Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst

Iowa 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $692 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$447$380 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$204 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $68 to $1,413Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $191 to $832
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $692professional $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
$144.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $457 · 8th 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.