go back

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 July 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For Wrist Imaging cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $204.

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 $282 · 10th to 90th $282 to $813Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $76 to $251
$100$200$500facility $282professional $162

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 42nd of 51

$162

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.