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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Ohio 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 8 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$174$129 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$135 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $112 to $692Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $112 to $302
$50$100$200$500facility $324professional $174

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
$112.20
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 16th of 51

$182

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.