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Radioactive Medicine Therapy Given by Vein

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 79101

Treatment in which a radioactive medicine is given through a vein so that it travels in the bloodstream and concentrates in the diseased tissue that takes it up, delivering radiation from within. It is used for certain cancers and for cancer that has spread painfully to bone. The dose is worked out in advance and given under strict handling precautions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Radioactive Medicine Therapy Given by Vein cost?

$178

Typical physician fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $191.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $145 to $240
$100$200professional $178

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Wyoming 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.

Louisiana· 21st of 51

$178

WY $562RI $110

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.