Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
PR NUCLEAR THERAPY, INTRA-ARTICULAR
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $124 is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($235), higher than 17% of the 1,275 hospitals reporting CPT 79440. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 22 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $74 | $73 | $30 | 42% | — | $35 – $109 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $76 | $74 | $31 | 42% | — | $36 – $111 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $76 | $74 | $31 | 42% | — | $36 – $111 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $78 | $76 | $32 | 42% | — | $37 – $115 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $78 | $76 | $32 | 42% | — | $37 – $115 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $109 | $104 | $45 | 43% | — | $47 – $156 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $109 | $104 | $45 | 43% | — | $47 – $156 |
| 8 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $134 | $134 | $55 | 41% | — | $68 – $202 |
| 9 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $134 | $134 | $55 | 41% | — | $68 – $202 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $157 | $154 | $64 | 42% | — | $74 – $231 |
| 11 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $157 | $158 | $64 | 41% | — | $80 – $237 |
| 12 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $194 | $188 | $79 | 42% | — | $87 – $281 |
| 13 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $212 | $212 | — | — | — | $212 – $212 |
| 14 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $212 | $212 | — | — | — | $212 – $212 |
| 15 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $212 | $212 | — | — | — | $212 – $212 |
| 16 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $218 | $218 | — | — | — | $218 – $218 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $218 | $218 | — | — | — | $218 – $218 |
| 18 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $236 | $228 | $96 | 42% | — | $106 – $342 |
| 19 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $437 | $437 | — | — | — | $437 – $437 |
| 20 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $455 | $455 | — | — | — | $455 – $455 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $558 | $558 | — | — | — | $558 – $558 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $558 | $558 | — | — | — | $558 – $558 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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