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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Georgia 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$95.50 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,349 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $204 to $7,413Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $76 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $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
$75.86
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$616.60
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$457.09
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
$38.02
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 40th of 51

$148

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.