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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Iowa 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $447 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$263$151 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$282 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $178 to $3,631Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $115 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $447professional $263

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
$147.91
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$489.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,511.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
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
$35.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$29.51

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$282

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.