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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 July 2026.

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

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, 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 $1,445 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 9 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$302 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$513 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $240 to $2,455Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $79 to $589
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,445professional $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
$489.78
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$141.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$851.14
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$154.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$114.82
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$524.81
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$831.76

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $417 · 11th 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.