CHLORHEXIDINE 0.12% RINSE
For 473 mL
Pharmacies pay
$3.47 filed
473 × $0.00734 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 D paid
$4.92 filed
473 × $0.0104 per ML, Part D average
Medicare's price is not your price.
Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18
The spread
1.4× estimated
Medicare paid 1.4× what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Chlorhexidine Gluconate” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC.
OpenBill calculation · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · Part D 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 (file of 2026-06-25, retrieved 2026-10-18)
Cost-plus estimate
$8.99 estimated
$3.47 + $0.52 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $8.99
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
CHLORHEXIDINE 0.12% RINSE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “chlorhexidine gluconate”, “chlorhexidine gluconate 0.12% oral rinse” and “chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.
FDA gives its dosage form as “rinse” and “solution” and its route as “oral” and “dental”.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Xttrium Laboratories, Inc., Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. and Chartwell RX, LLC.
FDA lists no Established Pharmacologic Class for it.
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 $3.47 for 473 mL (473 × $0.00734 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
All 3 NDCs
- 00116-2001-16 · Xttrium Laboratories, Inc. · $0.00734 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 16571-0128-48 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.00734 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 62135-0649-47 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.00734 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
3 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with CHLORHEXIDINE 0.12% RINSE.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| CHLORHEXIDINE 0.12% RINSE this page | $0.00734 per ML filed | $0.0104 per ML filed |
| CHLORHEXIDINE 4% LIQUID | $0.01776 to $0.03992 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| DYNA-HEX 2% SOLUTION | $0.02398 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| DYNA-HEX 4% LIQUID | $0.02199 to $0.03377 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
Part D is one average per brand and generic name, over every strength and form.
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 D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part D paid $4.92 for 473 mL, at an average of $0.0104 per ML in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Chlorhexidine Gluconate”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 2,600,933 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.
1 of the product’s 3 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 2 do not, and the interactive card says why for each.
Medicare's price is not your price.
What Part D spending measures · Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · 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 473 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 473 mL; your package may hold a different amount.
- If you have Medicare Part D: what is my plan’s copay or coinsurance for it? The Part D average on this page is not what you pay.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why is the comparison with Medicare for CHLORHEXIDINE 0.12% RINSE labelled estimated?
- Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: The Part D figure covers 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31; the NADAC price is from the file of 2026-10-14. Part D spending basis, as the Part D record states it: Part D 2024 average spend per dosage unit for Chlorhexidine Gluconate / Chlorhexidine Gluconate: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's ML. Joined on generic name.
- Why does this page start at 473 mL?
- NADAC prices this product per ML. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 473 mL in one package for all 3 NDCs of this product (“473 mL in 1 BOTTLE (0116-2001-16)”), so the card starts at one package: 473 ML. Change it to match your prescription.