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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Indiana 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 Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$138$83.18 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$138 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $89 to $5,012Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $69 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $138

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
$69.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$478.63
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
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
$34.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd 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.