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Idecabtagene Vicleucel (Abecma) CAR-T Therapy

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $645,654 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $645,654 from a physician practice, and about $645,654 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$645,654$562,341 to $660,693
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$645,654$645,654 to $645,654

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $645,654 · 10th to 90th $562,341 to $1,122,018Professionalmedian $645,654 · 10th to 90th $562,341 to $2,137,962
$1M$2Mfacility $645,654professional $645,654

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
$562,341.33
Median
$645,654.23
Typical High
$1,122,018.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562,341.33
Median
$645,654.23
Typical High
$2,137,962.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524,807.46
Median
$524,807.46
Typical High
$660,693.45
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$562,341.33
Typical High
$1,000,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524,807.46
Median
$537,031.80
Typical High
$812,830.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524,807.46
Median
$562,341.33
Typical High
$794,328.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537,031.80
Median
$691,830.97
Typical High
$691,830.97
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
$512,861.38
Median
$588,843.66
Typical High
$977,237.22

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th 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.