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How Much Does Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg) Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT J7308 — Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)

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Average Medicare Payment

$300.24

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$23.7M

Services (2023)

78.7K

Price Change (2014–2023)

+65.4%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$181.49$23.7M129.4K—
2015$208.79$28.6M136.9K+15.0%
2016$238.71$34.4M143.4K+14.3%
2017$272.44$35.7M130.3K+14.1%
2018$306.47$33.3M108.3K+12.5%
2019$304.14$32.2M105.5K-0.8%
2020$304.07$21.8M71.5K-0.0%
2021$307.61$21.8M70.7K+1.2%
2022$302.40$22.4M73.7K-1.7%
2023$300.24$23.7M78.7K-0.7%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.0x more than the cheapest for this procedure. ND averages $304.31 vs UT at $291.18.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
ND$304.31$83.1K2736
CO$304.06$480.7K1.6K35
WA$303.98$421.9K1.4K29
NV$303.90$176.3K58012
SD$303.86$89.9K2967
CT$303.83$105.7K34813
FL$303.07$3.8M12.5K294
TX$303.02$1.2M3.8K76
CA$302.45$3.2M10.6K214
LA$302.43$365.3K1.2K28
KS$302.30$635.7K2.1K30
OH$302.16$569.6K1.9K51
OR$302.07$579.7K1.9K35
AZ$301.81$1.1M3.8K73
NY$301.52$641.6K2.1K47
KY$301.33$174.2K57819
DE$301.23$73.8K2457
MI$301.10$196.6K65317
SC$301.07$385.1K1.3K22
MD$301.06$740.3K2.5K34
NE$300.82$127.8K4257
MO$300.56$260.6K86713
NJ$300.47$388.8K1.3K29
PA$300.42$276.1K91924
MN$300.36$170.6K56821
TN$300.23$519.1K1.7K43
WY$300.09$291.7K97211
ID$300.06$102.3K34113
GA$299.87$802.2K2.7K49
NC$299.66$818.7K2.7K67
WI$299.63$227.7K76025
OK$299.38$320.3K1.1K20
IN$299.34$554.7K1.9K47
NM$298.56$69.0K2318
NH$298.24$106.2K35610
IL$298.23$363.0K1.2K35
AR$298.23$251.7K84418
MA$298.21$910.1K3.1K57
AL$297.99$334.0K1.1K28
WV$296.87$87.0K29310
VA$296.09$939.2K3.2K61
DC$295.74$54.4K1845
RI$294.00$67.3K2299
IA$293.86$143.4K48820
MS$292.73$137.9K47116
MT$292.73$154.9K52913
UT$291.18$93.8K3229

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Mark ChastainMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryGA$255.9K857$298.58
Timothy JochenDermatologyCA$157.0K519$302.59
Gerald PetersDermatologyOR$130.7K427$306.06
Tejas DesaiDermatologyTX$113.8K374$304.35
Elizabeth BurkeDermatologyMD$108.7K362$300.35
Schuyler StumpPhysician AssistantKS$98.2K323$303.87
Oanh LauringDermatologyMD$98.0K331$295.99
Marguerite GermainDermatologySC$93.4K312$299.31
Cheryl KetelsenPhysician AssistantCA$91.6K299$306.49
Marketa LimovaDermatologyCA$86.7K288$301.10
Stuart JacobsDermatologyCA$84.6K276$306.55
Basil MichaelsPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryMA$82.7K270$306.12
Melody StoneDermatologyMO$80.3K272$295.27
Dustin ThrashDermatologyTX$80.1K266$301.27
Keith HarrisDermatologyFL$79.7K260$306.49
Helena AltickFamily PracticeLA$79.7K260$306.40
Darrin RotmanDermatologyFL$79.0K258$306.17
Lee CarsonDermatologySC$78.7K261$301.65
Tyler QuestDermatologyWY$76.3K249$306.59
Jordan CumminsDermatologyMA$76.2K255$298.85

🤔 Is Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg) Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT J7308 shows a 1.0x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Costs have increased 65.4% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.