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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Florida 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$79.43 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$398 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $162 to $10,715Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $62 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $135

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
$338.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$416.87
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,182.57
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$302.00
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$302.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
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
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 44th of 51

$138

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.