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CAR T-Cell and Other Immunotherapies

California rates for MS-DRG 018

Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell and Other Immunotherapies

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does CAR T-Cell and Other Immunotherapies cost?

$1,071,519

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,071,519 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $776,247 to $1,548,817.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,071,519 · 10th to 90th $363,078 to $1,819,701
$1K$10K$100K$1Mfacility $1,071,519

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
$676,082.98
Median
$1,000,000.00
Typical High
$1,819,700.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616,595.00
Median
$1,071,519.31
Typical High
$1,819,700.86
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$60,255.96
Typical High
$467,735.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548,816.62
Median
$1,548,816.62
Typical High
$1,548,816.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$467,735.14
Typical High
$870,963.59

Where California sits

The same service costs 50.1 times more in California than in Michigan. 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· 1st of 51

$1,071,519

CA $1,071,519MI $21,380

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.