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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

North Carolina 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$302$166 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$120 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $71 to $2,455Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $115 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $275professional $302

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
$70.79
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$724.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
7 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
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 3rd of 51

$302

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.