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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 October 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $380.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $76 to $380Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $93 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $186professional $200

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
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.50

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 16th of 51

$191

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.