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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

New Hampshire 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$97.72 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$138 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $102 to $8,913Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $74 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $603professional $174

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$467.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
5 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
$34.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 30th of 51

$174

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.