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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Oregon 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$257$186 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$110 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $76 to $309Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $112 to $372
$50$100$200$500facility $170professional $257

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
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$354.81

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 8th of 51

$219

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.