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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Montana 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$178$102 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$126 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $123 to $457Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $68 to $407
$100$1K$10Kfacility $269professional $178

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
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$457.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$562.34

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 30th of 51

$178

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.