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Dye Injection Into a Milk Duct

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Dye Injection Into a Milk Duct cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $331.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $78 to $234Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $98 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $170professional $195

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.98

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Utah. 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 Dakota· 13th of 51

$182

WI $309UT $120

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.