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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 October 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $224.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,074Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $69 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $166

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$512.86
1 more rate 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 28th of 51

$174

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.