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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Nevada 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $120 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$158$120 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$120 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $95 to $151Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $107 to $708
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $120professional $158

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
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 31st of 51

$141

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.