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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Maryland 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$120$107 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$81.28 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $72 to $245Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $102 to $501
$50$100$200$500facility $102professional $120

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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$117

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.