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Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst

Pennsylvania 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$126 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$126 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $78 to $1,950Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $72 to $589
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $437

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$489.78
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,709.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$588.84
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$851.14
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$162.18
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$104.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$489.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$489.78
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,513.56
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
6 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$97.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 12th of 51

$437

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.