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Dye Injection Into a Milk Duct

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 19030

Injects a small amount of contrast dye into a single milk duct through the nipple so the duct shows up on breast X-ray pictures. It is used mainly to look for the cause of discharge from the nipple, such as a small growth inside the duct. The injection is the service here; taking and reading the pictures is separate.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Dye Injection Into a Milk Duct cost?

$195

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $380.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $74 to $2,089Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $263 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $195professional $263

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
$123.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,995.26
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 35.5 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 50

$195

NJ $5,370WV $151

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.