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Aminolevulinic Acid HCl for Topical Administration

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $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 8 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$708$407 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,122Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $380 to $437
$200$500$1Kfacility $708professional $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
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
4 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
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 45th 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.