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Dye Injection Into a Milk Duct

Rhode Island 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$89.13 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$389 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $339 to $3,981Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $81 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Florida. 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.

Rhode Island· 21st of 51

$162

WI $309FL $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.