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Axicabtagene Ciloleucel (Yescarta) CAR-T Therapy

Illinois rates for HCPCS Q2041

Axicabtagene ciloleucel, up to 200 million autologous anti-CD19 CAR positive T cells, including leukapheresis and dose preparation procedures, per therapeutic dose

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel) cost?

$537,032

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537,032 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537,032 from a physician practice, and about $831,764 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537,032$537,032 to $549,541
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$831,764$616,595 to $933,254

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $831,764 · 10th to 90th $537,032 to $1,096,478Professionalmedian $537,032 · 10th to 90th $537,032 to $630,957
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $831,764professional $537,032

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537,031.80
Median
$891,250.94
Typical High
$1,096,478.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537,031.80
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$602,559.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676,082.98
Median
$1,905,460.72
Typical High
$4,466,835.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512,861.38
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$630,957.34
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416,869.38
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$794,328.23
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691,830.97
Median
$691,830.97
Typical High
$691,830.97
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$724,435.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537,031.80
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$870,963.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$575,439.94
Typical High
$851,138.04

Where Illinois sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Illinois $537,032 · 20th of 51
IA $588,844MN $501,187

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.