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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Tennessee 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 5 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$107$102 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$102 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $47 to $759Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $78 to $282
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $158professional $107

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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 48th of 51

$107

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.