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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

North Dakota 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 5 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$186$138 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$145 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $76 to $1,122Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $72 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $324professional $186

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
$75.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 18th of 51

$186

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.