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Idecabtagene Vicleucel (Abecma) CAR-T Therapy

California rates for HCPCS Q2055

Idecabtagene vicleucel, up to 510 million autologous B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) directed CAR-positive T cells, including leukapheresis and dose preparation procedures, per therapeutic dose

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) cost?

$645,654

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $645,654 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575,440 from a physician practice, and about $758,578 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 8 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$575,440$562,341 to $1,122,018
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$758,578$77.62 to $1,230,269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $758,578 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1,445,440Professionalmedian $575,440 · 10th to 90th $478,630 to $2,137,962
$0.1$10$1K$100Kfacility $758,578professional $575,440

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
$645,654.23
Median
$1,230,268.77
Typical High
$1,905,460.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562,341.33
Median
$630,957.34
Typical High
$2,137,962.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457,088.19
Median
$562,341.33
Typical High
$724,435.96
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$549,540.87
Typical High
$758,577.58
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$870,963.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501,187.23
Median
$616,595.00
Typical High
$977,237.22
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000,000.00
Median
$1,000,000.00
Typical High
$1,000,000.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562,341.33
Median
$794,328.23
Typical High
$1,548,816.62
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$562,341.33
Typical High
$602,559.59
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446,683.59
Median
$616,595.00
Typical High
$954,992.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562,341.33
Median
$562,341.33
Typical High
$562,341.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562,341.33
Median
$588,843.66
Typical High
$1,071,519.31

Where California sits

The same service costs 40.7 times more in Delaware than in Oklahoma. 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.

California· 7th of 51

$645,654

DE $1,905,461OK $46,774

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.