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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Virginia 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$95.50$77.62 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$141 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $85 to $5,623Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $69 to $282
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $468professional $95

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
$104.71
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
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
$36.31
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.38

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 51st of 51

$95.50

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.