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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 July 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 6 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$148$75.86 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$240 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $105 to $4,898Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $68 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $891professional $148

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
$104.71
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$371.54

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 44th of 51

$162

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.