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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 October 2026.

How much does Dye Injection Into a Milk Duct cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$214$148 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$105 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $89 to $813Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $120 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $204professional $214

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
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$363.08
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
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.22

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 9th of 51

$214

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.