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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Maryland 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $200.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $69 to $282
$100$200$500professional $132

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
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
$35.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$132

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.