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Dye Injection Into a Milk Duct

New York 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$112 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,188 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $708 to $6,457Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $66 to $240
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $141

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
$1,122.02
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$288.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$245.47
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$234.42
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$309.03
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
7 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.14
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GL · Free upgrade
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96

Where New York 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.

New York· 42nd of 51

$141

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.