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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Kentucky 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $112 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 6 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$132$110 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$102 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $54 to $195Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $102 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $112professional $132

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
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$912.01
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 40th of 51

$132

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.