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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 October 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $257.

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 $1,950 to $7,586Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $89 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $148

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
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$524.81
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
$37.15
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 36th of 51

$151

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.