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Contrast Injection For Elbow Joint Imaging

Montana 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$155$102 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$97.72 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $95 to $347Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $71 to $316
$100$200$500facility $166professional $155

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$346.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 34th of 51

$155

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.