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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Arizona 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$170$81.28 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$380 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $155 to $4,571Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $68 to $2,512
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $170

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
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
$32.36
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.98

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 25th of 51

$178

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.