CPT code 25246: Wrist injection, arthrography2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Redding, CA

In Redding, CA, Medicare pays $199.39 for 25246 in the office and $61.02 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 25246 covers

A clinician injects contrast into the wrist joint to prepare for arthrographic imaging. This is commonly performed by a radiologist or an orthopedic specialist when evaluation of internal wrist structures, such as the triangular fibrocartilage complex or intrinsic ligaments, is needed. The study may be followed by radiographic, CT, or MR imaging, depending on the diagnostic question and the ordered examination.

Select this code for the wrist-joint injection, not for imaging alone or an injection into another joint. Documentation should identify the wrist treated, the injection and contrast used, and the clinical reason for the arthrogram; report the imaging service separately when performed and supported. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Redding, CA compares for 25246

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 25246 runs from $166.28 in Arkansas to $250.81 in San Benito County, CA. Redding, CA pays $199.39. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 25246 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 25246

The CMS indicators that decide how 25246 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 25246

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How 25246 has changed in Redding, CA

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Where the Redding, CA rate applies

Redding, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Redding
• Anderson
• Bella Vista
• Big Bend
• Burney
• Cassel
• Castella
• Centerville

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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