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Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst

Montana 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$417$380 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$117 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,549Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,413
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $123professional $417

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$1,548.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$1,819,700.86
Typical High
$2,398,832.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14

Where Montana 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.

Montana $398 · 22nd 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.