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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Oregon 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 8 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$200$126 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$162 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $102 to $501Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $76 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $288professional $200

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
$165.96
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$501.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$512.86

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$209

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.