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Radioactive Medicine Therapy Given by Vein

Missouri 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 October 2026.

How much does Radioactive Medicine Therapy Given by Vein cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $234 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$155 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$170 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $871Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $138 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $234professional $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,709.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$177.83
1 more rate 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
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Missouri· 16th of 51

$214

AK $589UT $112

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.