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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Rhode Island 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 4 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$138$70.79 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$437 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,802Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $68 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $138

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 51st of 51

$138

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.