How much does Methyl Aminolevulinate for Topical Administration cost?

$85.11per g

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for each g of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $214 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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In a doctor's office or clinic: $83.18
At a hospital outpatient department: $214

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 157% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$83.18	$83.18 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$214	$209 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $117 to $316Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $83 to $107

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $138.04 Median $234.42 Typical High $275.42	Facility	Global	$138.04	$234.42	$275.42
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $83.18 Median $95.50 Typical High $107.15	Professional	Global	$83.18	$95.50	$107.15
Health Partners Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $208.93 Median $213.80 Typical High $316.23	Facility	Global	$208.93	$213.80	$316.23
Health Partners Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $83.18 Median $83.18 Typical High $114.82	Professional	Global	$83.18	$83.18	$114.82
Medica Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $81.28 Median $95.50 Typical High $416.87	Facility	Global	$81.28	$95.50	$416.87
Medica Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $83.18 Median $95.50 Typical High $125.89	Professional	Global	$83.18	$95.50	$125.89
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.09 Median $0.09 Typical High $38.02	Facility	Global	$0.09	$0.09	$38.02

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 20th of 51

$85.11

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.