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Milk Duct Dye X-Ray, Single Duct

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 77053

X-ray study of a single milk duct in the breast. A very fine tube is placed into the duct opening on the nipple, a small amount of contrast is injected, and images are taken showing the inside of that duct. It is usually done to find the cause of discharge from the nipple.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Milk Duct Dye X-Ray, Single Duct cost?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$61.66$46.77 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$468 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,288Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $38 to $141
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $708professional $62

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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$117.49
2 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
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska 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 Carolina· 35th of 51

$66.07

AK $158UT $33.11

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.