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Aminolevulinic Acid HCl for Topical Administration

New York rates for HCPCS J7308 · Levulan Kerastick

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $513 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$389 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$389 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $389 to $851Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $389 to $562
$200$500$1Kfacility $513professional $389

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
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,412.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38

Where New York sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

New York· 27th of 51

$398

UT $490KY $389

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.