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Aminolevulinic Acid HCl for Topical Administration

South Dakota 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $389 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$398$389 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$389 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $389 to $661Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $158 to $501
$200$500$1Kfacility $389professional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$436.52
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$426.58
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 17th of 51

$398

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.