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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Colorado 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$95.50 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$407 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $110 to $6,457Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $78 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $141

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$371.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
6 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
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$562.34

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 41st of 51

$145

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.