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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Nevada 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$75.86 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$912 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $186 to $4,266Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $69 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $126

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
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
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
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 46th of 51

$135

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.