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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Idaho 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 9 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$158$102 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$138 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $85 to $3,020Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $72 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $234professional $158

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
$117.49
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$389.05
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 45th of 51

$158

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.