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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 October 2026.

How much does Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $269 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$91.20 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$174 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $68 to $447Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $74 to $851
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,071.52
18 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$186.21
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Colorado than in Michigan. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 28th of 51

$182

CO $661MI $75.86

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.