Methyl Aminolevulinate for Topical Administration

Minnesota rates for HCPCS J7309

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Methyl Aminolevulinate for Topical Administration cost?

$91.20per g

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for each g of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $120 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Amount giveng

In a doctor's office or clinic: $85.11
At a hospital outpatient department: $120

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 41% more at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$85.11	$83.18 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$120	$87.10 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $81 to $263Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $38 to $107

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Minnesota Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $79.43 Median $120.23 Typical High $131.83	Facility	None	$79.43	$120.23	$131.83
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $107.15 Median $223.87 Typical High $302.00	Facility	None	$107.15	$223.87	$302.00
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $83.18 Median $89.13 Typical High $107.15	Professional	None	$83.18	$89.13	$107.15
Health Partners Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $85.11 Median $208.93 Typical High $316.23	Facility	None	$85.11	$208.93	$316.23
Health Partners Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $83.18 Median $83.18 Typical High $83.18	Professional	None	$83.18	$83.18	$83.18
Medica Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $87.10 Median $89.13 Typical High $95.50	Facility	None	$87.10	$89.13	$95.50
Medica Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $38.02 Median $95.50 Typical High $128.82	Professional	None	$38.02	$95.50	$128.82

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Georgia than in Washington. 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.

Minnesota· 18th of 37

$91.20

GA $219WA $19.95

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.