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Aminolevulinic Acid HCl for Topical Administration

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J7308 · Levulan Kerastick

Aminolevulinic acid HCl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Levulan Kerastick (aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride) cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$389$389 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$407 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $389 to $813Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $91 to $437
$5$20$100$500facility $550professional $389

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
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11
8 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
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$40.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
JZ · No drug discarded
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. 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.

North Carolina· 42nd of 51

$389

AK $589OK $355

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.