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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $389.

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 $4,365 · 10th to 90th $389 to $7,943Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $76 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$501.19

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in South Dakota than in Rhode Island. 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.

Connecticut· 14th of 51

$200

SD $263RI $138

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.