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Idecabtagene Vicleucel (Abecma) CAR-T Therapy

South 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?

$588,844

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $588,844 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $588,844 from a physician practice, and about $588,844 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 4 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$588,844$478,630 to $588,844
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$588,844$16,596 to $776,247

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $588,844 · 10th to 90th $16,596 to $2,398,833Professionalmedian $588,844 · 10th to 90th $478,630 to $912,011
$20K$50K$100K$200K$500K$1M$2Mfacility $588,844professional $588,844

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
$16,595.87
Median
$588,843.66
Typical High
$2,398,832.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478,630.09
Median
$588,843.66
Typical High
$912,010.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562,341.33
Median
$588,843.66
Typical High
$691,830.97
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588,843.66
Median
$707,945.78
Typical High
$1,513,561.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562,341.33
Median
$562,341.33
Typical High
$933,254.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562,341.33
Median
$562,341.33
Typical High
$616,595.00

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 21st of 51

$588,844

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.