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Contrast Injection for Ankle Imaging

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 27648

This procedure injects contrast dye directly into the ankle joint so that its internal structures, such as the joint lining and ligaments, can be more clearly seen on X-ray images taken afterward. A needle is guided into the joint space, often with imaging guidance, before the dye is injected. It is typically done to help diagnose ligament tears, cartilage damage, or other internal joint problems that are hard to see on a plain X-ray.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection for Ankle Imaging cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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 5 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$141$66.07 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$490 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $234 to $3,467Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $48 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,148professional $141

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
$234.42
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$323.59
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Louisiana· 5th of 51

$229

CA $457KY $77.62

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.