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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Kentucky 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$107$77.62 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$75.86 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $62 to $3,311Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $65 to $479
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $155professional $107

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
$61.66
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$707.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$110

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.