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Contrast Injection For Elbow Joint Imaging

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 24220

Injects contrast dye into the elbow joint so the cartilage, joint lining, and surfaces inside show up clearly on imaging. The skin is numbed and a needle is placed into the joint space. It covers the injection itself; the images taken afterwards are handled separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For Elbow Joint Imaging cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $69.18 to $214.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $158 to $4,074Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $63 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $155

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$501.19
1 more rate 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in North Carolina than in Indiana. 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.

Washington, DC· 29th of 51

$162

NC $302IN $85.11

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.