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Idecabtagene Vicleucel (Abecma) CAR-T Therapy

North Carolina 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?

$478,630

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $478,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $478,630 from a physician practice, and about $549,541 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 5 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$478,630$478,630 to $549,541
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$549,541$501,187 to $660,693

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $549,541 · 10th to 90th $478,630 to $933,254Professionalmedian $478,630 · 10th to 90th $478,630 to $676,083
$500K$1Mfacility $549,541professional $478,630

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
$478,630.09
Median
$549,540.87
Typical High
$660,693.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478,630.09
Median
$478,630.09
Typical High
$676,082.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071,519.31
Median
$1,148,153.62
Typical High
$1,148,153.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588,843.66
Median
$588,843.66
Typical High
$588,843.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478,630.09
Median
$562,341.33
Typical High
$660,693.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562,341.33
Median
$933,254.30
Typical High
$1,023,292.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588,843.66
Median
$588,843.66
Typical High
$724,435.96
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000,000.00
Median
$1,000,000.00
Typical High
$1,000,000.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 50th of 51

$478,630

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.