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Axicabtagene Ciloleucel (Yescarta) CAR-T Therapy

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, 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 $630,957 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 5 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 $537,032
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$630,957$588,844 to $630,957

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $630,957 · 10th to 90th $537,032 to $630,957Professionalmedian $537,032 · 10th to 90th $537,032 to $660,693
$0.1$10$1K$100Kfacility $630,957professional $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
$537,031.80
Typical High
$912,010.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537,031.80
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$741,310.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$630,957.34
Typical High
$630,957.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$537,031.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537,031.80
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$851,138.04
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537,031.80
Median
$562,341.33
Typical High
$741,310.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$549,540.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537,031.80
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$537,031.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537,031.80
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$691,830.97

Where Kentucky sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

Kentucky· 17th of 51

$537,032

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.