DEXAMETHASONE 20 MG/5 ML VIAL

What it is

DEXAMETHASONE 20 MG/5 ML VIAL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as dexamethasone sodium phosphate.

FDA gives its dosage form as “injection” and “injection, solution” and its route as “intra-articular; intralesional; intramuscular; intravenous; soft tissue” and “intramuscular; intravenous”.

FDA lists 4 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Sagent Pharmaceuticals and Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 6 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 $1.01 – $1.19 for 5 mL, depending on the NDC ($0.20143 to $0.23813 per ML), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; those prices took effect between 2026-03-18 and 2026-07-22. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.

NADAC’s explanation codes for it: 4, carried forward from the previous file; 5, calculated based on package size.

The NADAC of all 6 NDCs was carried forward from an earlier file (NADAC explanation code 2 or 4), not newly surveyed: those prices took effect on 2026-03-18, 2026-07-22. The file is new; the price is not.

What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes · Carried-forward prices

All 6 NDCs

• 00641-6146-10 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.20143 per ML · eff. 2026-07-22 filed carried forward
• 25021-0052-05 · Sagent Pharmaceuticals · $0.23813 per ML · eff. 2026-03-18 filed carried forward
• 63323-0165-05 · Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC · $0.23813 per ML · eff. 2026-03-18 filed carried forward
• 63323-0165-26 · Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC · $0.23813 per ML · eff. 2026-03-18 filed carried forward
• 67457-0418-05 · Mylan Institutional LLC · $0.23813 per ML · eff. 2026-03-18 filed carried forward
• 67457-0422-54 · Mylan Institutional LLC · $0.23813 per ML · eff. 2026-03-18 filed carried forward

Other strengths, forms and brands

5 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name dexamethasone sodium phosphate with DEXAMETHASONE 20 MG/5 ML VIAL.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-03-18, 2026-07-22, 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 6 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.23813 per ML filed.

Of the 106 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per ML, 95 have a higher middle NADAC price and 11 a lower one. The one in the middle is HYDROCORTISONE BUTYR 0.1% SOLN, at $2.17643 per ML filed (eff. 2026-06-17).

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. 2026-03-18, 2026-06-17 · 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 J1100, for 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31, comes to $1.98 for 5 mL, or $0.396 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 $0.0198 per 1 MG.

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 5 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
• Which NDC (the 11-digit number on the package) is this? Pharmacies pay $0.20143 to $0.23813 per ML for this product, depending on the NDC.
• How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 5 mL; your package may hold a different amount.
• 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.