CEFTRIAXONE 500 MG VIAL

What it is

CEFTRIAXONE 500 MG VIAL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as ceftriaxone sodium.

FDA gives its dosage form as injection, powder, for solution and its route as intramuscular; intravenous.

Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Hospira, Inc, Sandoz Inc and Apotex Corp.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Cephalosporin Antibacterial.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 9 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 6 of them.

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 $1.31 – $1.84 for 1 unit (EA), depending on the NDC ($1.31395 to $1.84224 per EA), 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 3 labelers

Other strengths, forms and brands

3 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name ceftriaxone sodium with CEFTRIAXONE 500 MG VIAL.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-02-18, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

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)

Compared with its class

The middle of its 9 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $1.84224 per EA filed.

Of the 20 other products in FDA’s Cephalosporin Antibacterial class priced per EA, 5 have a higher middle NADAC price and 15 a lower one. The one in the middle is CEFPODOXIME 100 MG TABLET, at $1.0434 per EA 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

How the class comparison works

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part B’s payment limit for HCPCS J0696, for 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31, comes to $0.78 for 1 unit (EA), or $0.78 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 $0.078 per 250 MG.

6 of the product’s 9 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 3 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?
• Which NDC (the 11-digit number on the package) is this? Pharmacies pay $1.31395 to $1.84224 per EA for this product, depending on the NDC.
• 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.