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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$117$107 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$155 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $117 to $501Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $100 to $234
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $117

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
$117.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 37th 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.