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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Missouri 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $263 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$138$117 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$126 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $105 to $363Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $105 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $263professional $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
$104.71
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 27th of 51

$148

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.