go back

Dye Injection Into a Milk Duct

Ohio 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$81.28 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,380 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $479 to $12,589Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $71 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$478.63
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
5 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
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.62

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 38th of 51

$148

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.