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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Washington, DC 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$107$107 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$107 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,202Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $107 to $617
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $107professional $107

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$407.38

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$107

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.