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Aminolevulinic Acid HCl for Topical Administration

South Carolina 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 7 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$407$389 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$316 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,148Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $389 to $468
$5$20$100$500facility $407professional $407

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
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 19th of 51

$407

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.