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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 July 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 8 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$204$135 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$148 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $81 to $5,248Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $76 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $295professional $204

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
$100.00
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$549.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$436.52
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 7th of 51

$214

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.