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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Hawaii 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?

$182

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $275.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $123 to $162Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $81 to $355
$100$200facility $138professional $191

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
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 17th of 51

$182

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.