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Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging

Vermont 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $347.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $759 to $813Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $93 to $447
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $759professional $204

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
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
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.42

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 13th of 51

$204

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.