go back

Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Missouri 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$93.33 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$741 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $178 to $6,166Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $76 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $162

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
$109.65
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,511.89
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
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
$30.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.42

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$174

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.