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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

New York 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 New York, 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 $145 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 9 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 $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$107 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $41 to $398Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $98 to $324
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $145professional $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
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$338.84
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$117.49
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$588.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$107.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$380.19
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$316.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00

Where New York 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 York· 36th 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.