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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Tennessee 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$100 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$151 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $120 to $2,570Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $72 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $468professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$398.11
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
$33.11
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.12

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 18th of 51

$186

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.