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Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel (Carvykti) CAR-T Therapy

California rates for HCPCS Q2056

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel, up to 100 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 Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel) cost?

$660,693

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $660,693 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $602,560 from a physician practice, and about $776,247 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$602,560$588,844 to $1,174,898
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776,247$77.62 to $1,288,250

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776,247 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1,513,561Professionalmedian $602,560 · 10th to 90th $478,630 to $2,238,721
$0.1$10$1K$100Kfacility $776,247professional $602,560

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
$1,258,925.41
Typical High
$1,995,262.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588,843.66
Median
$660,693.45
Typical High
$2,238,721.14
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
$501,187.23
Median
$588,843.66
Typical High
$758,577.58
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$562,341.33
Typical High
$776,247.12
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$933,254.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524,807.46
Median
$645,654.23
Typical High
$1,023,292.99
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
$588,843.66
Median
$831,763.77
Typical High
$1,621,810.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$588,843.66
Typical High
$645,654.23
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467,735.14
Median
$645,654.23
Typical High
$1,000,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588,843.66
Median
$616,595.00
Typical High
$1,122,018.45

Where California sits

The same service costs 45.7 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· 11th of 51

$660,693

DE $1,995,262OK $43,652

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.