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Dye Injection Into the Jaw Joint for Imaging

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 21116

Injects contrast dye into the joint in front of the ear where the lower jaw meets the skull, so that X-ray images can show the joint space, the cushioning disc, and any leak between compartments. This covers the injection itself; the imaging is done separately. The skin is numbed and the needle is placed with the jaw positioned to open the joint space.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Dye Injection Into the Jaw Joint for Imaging cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 4 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$126$40.74 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$457 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,802Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $39 to $251
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,202professional $126

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $126 · 46th of 51
CA $257KY $77.62

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.