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Methyl Aminolevulinate for Topical Administration

Iowa rates for HCPCS J7309

Methyl aminolevulinate (MAL) for topical administration, 16.8%, 1 g

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Methyl Aminolevulinate for Topical Administration cost?

$105per g

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for each g of this drug. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $155.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per g. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

g
In a doctor's office or clinic
$105

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $1 to $417Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $83 to $166
$0.1$1$10$100facility $95professional $105

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$95.50

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 436.5 times more in Tennessee than in Rhode Island. 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$105

TN $417RI $0.95

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.