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Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst

Louisiana 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 5 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$501$389 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$224 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,096Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $117 to $708
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $513professional $501

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
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$707.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $501 · 2nd 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.