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Brexucabtagene Autoleucel (Tecartus) CAR-T Therapy

Missouri rates for HCPCS Q2053

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brexucabtagene Autoleucel (Tecartus) CAR-T Therapy cost?

$489,779

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $489,779 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $489,779 from a physician practice, and about $501,187 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$489,779$489,779 to $562,341
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501,187$489,779 to $660,693

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501,187 · 10th to 90th $389,045 to $977,237Professionalmedian $489,779 · 10th to 90th $489,779 to $630,957
$0.1$10.0$1.0K$100.0Kfacility $501,187professional $489,779

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
$489,778.82
Median
$501,187.23
Typical High
$1,949,844.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489,778.82
Median
$489,778.82
Typical High
$691,830.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489,778.82
Median
$489,778.82
Typical High
$616,595.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537,031.80
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$537,031.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457,088.19
Median
$489,778.82
Typical High
$588,843.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457,088.19
Median
$602,559.59
Typical High
$1,148,153.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000,000.00
Median
$1,000,000.00
Typical High
$1,000,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489,778.82
Median
$489,778.82
Typical High
$707,945.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363,078.05
Median
$489,778.82
Typical High
$1,380,384.26

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $489,779 · 24th of 51
IA $537,032MN $457,088

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.