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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Alaska rates for HCPCS 25246

Injection of a contrast dye directly into the wrist joint to improve the detail of an X-ray or other imaging study performed afterward. It is used when a plain image alone does not give a clear enough view of the joint's internal structures, such as the ligaments or cartilage.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging cost?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$331$200 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$427 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $363 to $12,023Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $112 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $331

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
$371.54
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$954.99
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,318.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
5 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
$35.48
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$91.20

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$363

AK $363VA $95.50

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.