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Brexucabtagene Autoleucel (Tecartus) CAR-T Therapy

South 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 South 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 $537,032 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 5 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 $537,032
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537,032$537,032 to $724,436

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537,032 · 10th to 90th $512,861 to $1,096,478Professionalmedian $512,861 · 10th to 90th $354,813 to $537,032
$500K$1Mfacility $537,032professional $512,861

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537,031.80
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$537,031.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512,861.38
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$537,031.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$257,039.58
Median
$269,153.48
Typical High
$269,153.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102,329.30
Median
$107,151.93
Typical High
$107,151.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$79,432.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51,286.14
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$53,703.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512,861.38
Median
$512,861.38
Typical High
$524,807.46
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537,031.80
Median
$645,654.23
Typical High
$1,318,256.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354,813.39
Median
$354,813.39
Typical High
$602,559.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$1,230,268.77
Typical High
$1,288,249.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512,861.38
Median
$512,861.38
Typical High
$1,096,478.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489,778.82
Median
$489,778.82
Typical High
$645,654.23
1 more rate 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$177,827.94
Median
$177,827.94
Typical High
$177,827.94

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 27th 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.