COLESEVELAM 625 MG TABLET
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$7.85 filed
30 × $0.26171 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
$31.22 filed
30 × $1.04079 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
4.0× estimated
Medicare paid 4.0× what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Colesevelam HCl” 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
$14.03 estimated
$7.85 + $1.18 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $14.03
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
COLESEVELAM 625 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “colesevelam hydrochloride” and “colesevelam hcl”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.
FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet, film coated” and “tablet” and its route as oral.
FDA lists 7 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC, Cranbury Pharmaceuticals, LLC and Dr.Reddys Laboratories Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Bile Acid Sequestrant.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 10 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 8 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 $7.85 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.26171 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 codes for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes
The 7 labelers
| Labeler | NDCs | Pharmacies pay per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Bionpharma Inc. | 2 | $0.26171 per EA filed |
| American Health Packaging | 1 | $0.26171 per EA filed |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC | 1 | $0.26171 per EA filed |
| Ascend Laboratories, LLC | 1 | $0.26171 per EA filed |
| Cranbury Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $0.26171 per EA filed |
| Dr.Reddys Laboratories Inc | 1 | $0.26171 per EA filed |
| Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA | 1 | $0.26171 per EA filed |
| Not listed as a package in the FDA directory | 2 | $0.26171 per EA filed |
All 10 NDCs, with labeler and price
- 00115-1320-19 · Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC · $0.26171 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00713-0936-81 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.26171 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 27808-0190-01 · Cranbury Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.26171 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 43598-0230-18 · Dr.Reddys Laboratories Inc · $0.26171 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 60687-0385-25 · American Health Packaging · $0.26171 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 60687-0385-95 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.26171 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 67877-0506-51 · Ascend Laboratories, LLC · $0.26171 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 68462-0433-18 · Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA · $0.26171 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 69452-0158-25 · Bionpharma Inc. · $0.26171 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 69452-0493-25 · Bionpharma Inc. · $0.26171 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
1 other product in the NADAC file shares an FDA nonproprietary name with COLESEVELAM 625 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| COLESEVELAM 625 MG TABLET this page | $0.26171 per EA filed | $1.04079 per EA filed |
| COLESEVELAM HCL 3.75 G PACKET | $2.70422 per EA filed | $1.04079 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
The middle of its 10 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.26171 per EA filed.
Of the 5 other products in FDA’s Bile Acid Sequestrant class priced per EA, 5 have a higher middle NADAC price and 0 a lower one. The one in the middle is PREVALITE PACKET, at $0.83267 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 $31.22 for 30 tablets, at an average of $1.04079 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Colesevelam HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 262,604 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 COLESEVELAM 625 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 Colesevelam HCl / Colesevelam HCl: 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.