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Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst

South 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $617 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$97.72$77.62 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$417 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,622Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $56 to $513
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $617professional $98

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
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
8 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
$199.53
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$128.82

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 39th of 51

$117

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.