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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Arkansas 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $126 to $269.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,820Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $93 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $631professional $204

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
$93.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
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
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 14th of 51

$204

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.