BACTERIOSTATIC SALINE VIAL
FDA nonproprietary name: sodium chloride
For 20 mL
Pharmacies pay
$1.35 filed
20 × $0.06728 per ML
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare
We don’t know yet
No Medicare reference price. Part D: OpenBill did not match this NDC to a usable Medicare Part D spending row. Either Part D has none for it, or the rows that share its name could not safely be tied to it (for example, they mix units, routes or release forms, or the drug is sold over the counter, which Part D does not cover). Part B: This NDC is not in the current quarter’s Medicare Part B NDC-HCPCS crosswalk, so it has no Part B payment limit.
The spread
We don’t know yet
There is no Medicare figure to compare with, so there is no spread.
Cost-plus estimate
$6.55 estimated
$1.35 + $0.20 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $6.55
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. For a pack this cheap, the $5.00 fee is most of the estimate. How it is worked out
OpenBill calculation · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.
What it is
BACTERIOSTATIC SALINE VIAL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as sodium chloride, under the trade name “BACTERIOSTATIC SODIUM CHLORIDE”.
FDA gives its dosage form as injection, solution and its route as intramuscular; intravenous; subcutaneous.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Hospira, Inc.
FDA lists no Established Pharmacologic Class for it.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 00409-1966-05.
NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $1.35 for 20 mL (20 × $0.06728 per ML, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-09-23. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.
NADAC’s explanation codes for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey; 5, calculated based on package size.
What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes
The NDC
- 00409-1966-05 · Hospira, Inc. · $0.06728 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
8 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name sodium chloride with BACTERIOSTATIC SALINE VIAL.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| BACTERIOSTATIC SALINE VIAL this page | $0.06728 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| MURO-128 2% EYE DROPS | $1.0618 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| MURO-128 5% EYE DROPS | $1.11626 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| MURO-128 5% EYE OINTMENT | $4.79111 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% SOLUTION | $0.00208 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% VIAL | $0.08875 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| SODIUM CHLORIDE 1 GM TABLET | $0.06817 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| SODIUM CHLORIDE 5% EYE DROP | $0.32865 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| SODIUM CHLORIDE 5% EYE OINT | $2.99016 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-05-20, 2026-08-19, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
We don’t know yet; the card above says why.
Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How Part D is matched · How Part B is matched
What to ask at the counter
None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.
- What is your cash price for 20 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 20 mL; your package may hold a different amount.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why does this page start at 20 mL?
- NADAC prices this product per ML. In the FDA NDC Directory, NDC 00409-1966-05 (“25 VIAL, MULTI-DOSE in 1 TRAY (0409-1966-05) / 20 mL in 1 VIAL, MULTI-DOSE (0409-1966-01)”) is a tray of 25 vials, 500 mL in all: a wholesale pack of identical units, so OpenBill counts one vial of it. So the card starts at one vial: 20 ML. Change it to match your prescription.