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Brexucabtagene Autoleucel (Tecartus) CAR-T Therapy

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel) cost?

$512,861

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $512,861 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $512,861 from a physician practice, and about $794,328 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$512,861$512,861 to $562,341
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794,328$575,440 to $954,993

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794,328 · 10th to 90th $416,869 to $1,000,000Professionalmedian $512,861 · 10th to 90th $416,869 to $602,560
$500K$1Mfacility $794,328professional $512,861

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416,869.38
Median
$416,869.38
Typical High
$416,869.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416,869.38
Median
$416,869.38
Typical High
$512,861.38
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549,540.87
Median
$794,328.23
Typical High
$1,000,000.00
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512,861.38
Median
$512,861.38
Typical High
$602,559.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416,869.38
Median
$416,869.38
Typical High
$602,559.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354,813.39
Median
$354,813.39
Typical High
$602,559.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489,778.82
Median
$489,778.82
Typical High
$630,957.34
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208,929.61
Median
$208,929.61
Typical High
$257,039.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83,176.38
Median
$83,176.38
Typical High
$102,329.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63,095.73
Median
$63,095.73
Typical High
$77,624.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41,686.94
Median
$41,686.94
Typical High
$51,286.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$125,892.54
Median
$177,827.94
Typical High
$177,827.94

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Texas than in New Jersey. 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.

North Carolina· 40th of 51

$512,861

TX $1,000,000NJ $489,779

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.