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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

Utah 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 7 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$170$120 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$170 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $170 to $776Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $68 to $708
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $437professional $170

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
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$245.47
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 19th of 51

$170

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.