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Nipple Exploration and Removal of a Milk Duct

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 19110

Through a small incision at the edge of the nipple, the milk ducts underneath are opened up and examined. A single duct, or a small wart-like growth inside a duct, is removed and sent for examination. It is most often done to find the cause of bloody or clear discharge coming from one spot on the nipple.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nipple Exploration and Removal of a Milk Duct cost?

$2,399

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $3,715.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $537 to $5,888
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,399

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
$537.03
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,079.46
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,762.47

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Delaware than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $2,399 · 31st of 50
DE $9,333WV $457

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.