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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

South Dakota 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$214$102 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$603 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,122Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $85 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $214

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
$602.56
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$630.96
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$446.68
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$478.63

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 1st of 51

$263

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.