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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 July 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 7 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$178$107 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$955 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $195 to $4,467Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $66 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $178

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
$190.55
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 19th of 51

$186

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.