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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Indiana 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$138$110 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$209 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $141 to $955Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $102 to $295
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $708professional $138

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
$109.65
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 22nd of 51

$162

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.