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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

New Jersey 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $219.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $81 to $8,511Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $71 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $170

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
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$316.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$363.08

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 32nd of 51

$170

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.