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Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst

North Carolina 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $407 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$417$282 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$115 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $68 to $724Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $98 to $661
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $407professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,122.02
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $417 · 16th 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.