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Radioactive Medicine Injected Into A Joint

West Virginia 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $115 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 3 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$115$107 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$115 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $115 to $245Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $107 to $257
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $115professional $115

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 45th of 51

$115

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.