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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Connecticut 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$174$126 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$158 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $107 to $468Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $93 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $200professional $174

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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 14th of 51

$186

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.