BCG (TICE STRAIN) VIAL

What it is

BCG (TICE STRAIN) VIAL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as bacillus calmette-guerin, under the trade name “TICE BCG”.

FDA gives its dosage form as powder, for suspension and its route as intravesical.

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.

FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Live Attenuated Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Immunotherapy and Live Attenuated Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccine.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 2 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 1 of them.

NADAC classes it as a brand-name drug (rate-setting class B), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $187.77 for 1 unit (EA) (1 × $187.77376 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-09-26. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.

NADAC’s explanation codes for it: 3, the survey-based NADAC was adjusted for changes in published pricing, or after a help-desk inquiry; 5, calculated based on package size.

What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes

All 2 NDCs

• 00052-0602-01 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $187.77376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-26 filed
• 00052-0602-02 · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · $187.77376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-26 filed

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part B’s payment limit for HCPCS J9030, for 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31, comes to $176.60 for 1 unit (EA), or $176.60 per EA once converted to NADAC’s unit for this product.

Medicare Part B pays for a drug like this only in specific settings, such as a drug given in a clinic or doctor’s office or used with certain medical equipment; most prescriptions filled at a pharmacy are paid by Part D.

The patient’s share under Part B (coinsurance, 20% of the limit, before deductibles and other coverage) is $0.7064 per 1 MG.

1 of the product’s 2 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 1 do not, and the interactive card says why for each.

Medicare's price is not your price.

What the Part B payment limit is · Converting it to the NADAC unit · How the spread is worked out

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 1 unit (EA)? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
• If you have Medicare Part B: is this drug covered for me in this setting, and what is my share?
• These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.