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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Utah 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$145$117 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$229 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $107 to $4,571Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $95 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $145

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
$107.15
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$309.03
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$416.87
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
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.91

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 37th of 51

$148

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.