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Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst

Massachusetts 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 8 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$229$107 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$85.11 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $60 to $1,023Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $83 to $661
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $575professional $229

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
$85.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$851.14
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$186.21
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$851.14
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$870.96

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $234 · 45th 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.