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Dye Injection Into a Milk Duct

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Dye Injection Into a Milk Duct cost?

$204

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $282.

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 $204 · 10th to 90th $89 to $2,291Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $120 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $204professional $204

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 41st of 50

$204

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.