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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Colorado rates for HCPCS 79440

A radioactive medicine is injected directly into a joint so that it acts on the inflamed lining from inside. The radiation stays largely within the joint and reduces the swollen tissue that causes pain and repeated fluid build-up.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $240 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 7 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$123$115 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$138 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $123 to $562Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $93 to $251
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $240professional $123

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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$691.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. 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.

Colorado· 42nd of 51

$123

WY $447FL $93.33

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.