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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 July 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 7 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$182$89.13 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$316 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $145 to $6,026Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $71 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $182

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
$144.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$562.34
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,511.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$501.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$457.09

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 20th of 51

$186

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.