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Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst

Maryland 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 Maryland, 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 $53.70 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 6 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$282 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$29.51 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $20 to $891Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $68 to $676
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $54professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $447 · 10th 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.