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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Ohio 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 9 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$129$74.13 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$355 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $138 to $9,550Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $66 to $309
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $129

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
$138.04
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$407.38

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 37th of 51

$170

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.