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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

BETAMETHASONE SP-AC 30 MG/5 ML

For 5 mL

Pharmacies pay

$45.69 filed

5 × $9.13831 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 Part B pays

$35.88 derived

5 × $7.175 per ML, Part B limit

Medicare's price is not your price.

OpenBill calculation · october-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files-final.zip + october-2026-ndc-hcpcs-crosswalk-final.zip · Part B limit 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18) · Part B crosswalk 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18)


The spread

0.79× estimated

Medicare pays 21% less than pharmacies pay.

2 labelers share HCPCS J0702 on the CMS crosswalk, so its payment limit is an average across all their products billed under that code, not this NDC’s own price.

OpenBill calculation · october-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files-final.zip + october-2026-ndc-hcpcs-crosswalk-final.zip + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · Part B limit 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18) · Part B crosswalk 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18)

Cost-plus estimate

$57.54 estimated

$45.69 + $6.85 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $57.54

This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. 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)

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What it is

BETAMETHASONE SP-AC 30 MG/5 ML is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as betamethasone sodium phosphate and betamethasone acetate.

FDA gives its dosage form as injection, suspension and its route as intra-articular; intralesional; intramuscular.

The labeler, the company named on the label, is American Regent, Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 3 NDCs (National Drug Codes).

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 $45.69 for 5 mL (5 × $9.13831 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.

All 3 NDCs

Compared with its class

The middle of its 3 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $9.13831 per ML filed.

Of the 106 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per ML, 24 have a higher middle NADAC price and 82 a lower one. The one in the middle is FLUNISOLIDE 0.025% SPRAY, at $1.98777 per ML filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Prices are compared per unit, whatever the strength or dose, and a class is not a list of substitutes.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part B’s payment limit for HCPCS J0702, for 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31, comes to $35.88 for 5 mL, or $7.175 per ML 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 $1.435 per 3 MG & 3 MG.

Medicare's price is not your price.

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.

Questions

Why does this page start at 5 mL?
NADAC prices this product per ML. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 5 mL in one package for all 3 NDCs of this product (“1 VIAL, MULTI-DOSE in 1 CARTON (0517-0720-01) / 5 mL in 1 VIAL, MULTI-DOSE”), so the card starts at one package: 5 ML. Change it to match your prescription.