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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 October 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$209$158 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$102 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $98 to $813Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $117 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $240professional $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,511.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$380.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$524.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$478.63
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
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.62

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 12th of 51

$209

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.