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Shoulder Joint Contrast Injection (X-ray or MRI/CT)

Wisconsin rates for HCPCS 23350

A doctor injects a contrast dye or other fluid directly into the shoulder joint using a thin needle, usually guided by live X-ray. This step is done right before an arthrogram, MRI, or CT scan so the joint's cartilage, ligaments, and lining show up more clearly on the images. It is typically used to look for tears in the rotator cuff or labrum, or other joint problems that a plain scan might miss.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shoulder Joint Contrast Injection (X-ray or MRI/CT) cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 12 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$120 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$427 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $98 to $2,818Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $66 to $741
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $219

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
$47.86
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$758.58
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$436.52
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,344.23
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$269.15
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$537.03
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$562.34
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$691.83
11 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$151.36
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$218.78

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Virginia. 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.

Wisconsin· 5th of 51

$229

AK $257VA $66.07

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.