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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Washington, DC 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 Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$72.44 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$309 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $72 to $7,762Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $71 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $145

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
$72.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$741.31

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 15th 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.