CODEINE SULFATE 60 MG TABLET
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$38.40 filed
30 × $1.27998 per EA
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
$20.96 filed
30 × $0.69866 per EA, 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
0.55× estimated
Medicare paid 45% less than pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Codeine Sulfate” 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
$49.16 estimated
$38.40 + $5.76 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $49.16
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)
Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.
What it is
CODEINE SULFATE 60 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as codeine sulfate.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Opioid Agonist.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 00054-0245-25.
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 $38.40 for 30 tablets (30 × $1.27998 per EA, 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 code for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes
The NDC
- 00054-0245-25 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $1.27998 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
2 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name codeine sulfate with CODEINE SULFATE 60 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| CODEINE SULFATE 15 MG TABLET | $0.67735 per EA filed | $0.69866 per EA filed |
| CODEINE SULFATE 30 MG TABLET | $0.72645 per EA filed | $0.69866 per EA filed |
| CODEINE SULFATE 60 MG TABLET this page | $1.27998 per EA filed | $0.69866 per EA filed |
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
Compared with its class
Its NADAC price is $1.27998 per EA filed.
Of the 108 other products in FDA’s Opioid Agonist class priced per EA, 47 have a higher middle NADAC price and 61 a lower one. The one in the middle is BUTALBITAL-ACETAMINOPHEN-CAFFEINE-CODEINE 50-325-40-30 MG CP, at $0.79784 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
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part D paid $20.96 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.69866 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Codeine Sulfate”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 14,814 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.
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 30 tablets? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- 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 CODEINE SULFATE 60 MG TABLET 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 Codeine Sulfate / Codeine Sulfate: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's EA. Joined on generic name.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
Related in the same class
- HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 10-300 MG TABLET
- TRAMADOL HCL 100 MG TABLET
- OXYCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 10-325 MG TAB
- FENTANYL 100 MCG/HR PATCH
- METHADONE HCL 10 MG TABLET