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Direct-Puncture X-Ray Imaging Of A Kidney Cyst

Virginia 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$95.50 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$50.12 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $30 to $501Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $59 to $661
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $87professional $427

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
$147.91
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$467.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$199.53
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$134.90
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$58.88
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$870.96
3 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
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$398.11

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 13th of 51

$427

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.