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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$135$107 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$162 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $112 to $537Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $91 to $708
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $186professional $135

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
$162.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 28th 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.