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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

HEPARIN SODIUM 10,000 UNIT/ML VIAL

For 1 mL

Pharmacies pay

$2.09 filed

1 × $2.09398 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 B pays

$2.01 derived

1 × $2.01 per ML, Part B limit

Medicare's price is not your price.

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)


The spread

0.96× estimated

Medicare pays about what pharmacies pay.

17 labelers share HCPCS J1644 on the CMS crosswalk, so its payment limit is an average across all their products billed under that code, not this NDC’s own price.

OpenBill calculation · october-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files-final.zip + october-2026-ndc-hcpcs-crosswalk-final.zip + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · 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)

Cost-plus estimate

$7.40 estimated

$2.09 + $0.31 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $7.40

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

HEPARIN SODIUM 10,000 UNIT/ML VIAL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as heparin sodium.

FDA gives its dosage form as “injection, solution” and “injection” and its route as intravenous; subcutaneous.

FDA lists 9 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Hospira, Inc., Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Sagent Pharmaceuticals.

FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Anti-coagulant and Unfractionated Heparin.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 10 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 9 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 $2.09 for 1 mL (1 × $2.09398 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.

The 9 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC1$2.09398 per ML filed
Hepalink USA Inc.1$2.09398 per ML filed
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.1$2.09398 per ML filed
Hospira, Inc.1$2.09398 per ML filed
Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$2.09398 per ML filed
NorthStar RxLLC1$2.09398 per ML filed
Northstar Rx LLC1$2.09398 per ML filed
Sagent Pharmaceticals1$2.09398 per ML filed
Sagent Pharmaceuticals1$2.09398 per ML filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory1$2.09398 per ML filed
All 10 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00409-2721-01 · Hospira, Inc. · $2.09398 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00641-0410-12 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $2.09398 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 25021-0403-01 · Sagent Pharmaceuticals · $2.09398 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 25021-0403-66 · Sagent Pharmaceticals · $2.09398 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 63323-0542-13 · Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC · $2.09398 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 71288-0404-02 · Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $2.09398 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 71288-0424-96 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $2.09398 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 72603-0501-25 · NorthStar RxLLC · $2.09398 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 72603-0579-25 · Northstar Rx LLC · $2.09398 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 81952-0113-06 · Hepalink USA Inc. · $2.09398 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

5 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name heparin sodium with HEPARIN SODIUM 10,000 UNIT/ML VIAL.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
HEPARIN SOD 5,000 UNIT/ML SYRG
generic · injection, solution
$3.19142 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.005 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
HEPARIN SOD 5,000 UNIT/ML VIAL
generic · injection
$1.1796 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.005 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
HEPARIN SOD 10,000 UNIT/ML VL
generic · injection
$2.09398 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$2.01 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
HEPARIN SODIUM 5,000 UNIT/0.5 ML SYRINGE
generic · injection, solution
$5.8995 per ML filed
eff. 2026-05-20
$2.01 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
HEPARIN SODIUM 5,000 UNIT/ML VIAL
generic · injection, solution / injection
$1.1796 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.005 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
HEPARIN SODIUM 10,000 UNIT/ML VIAL this page
generic · injection, solution / injection
$2.09398 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$2.01 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-05-20, 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 10 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $2.09398 per ML filed.

Of the 10 other products in FDA’s Anti-coagulant class priced per ML, 2 have a higher middle NADAC price and 7 a lower one; 1 has the same. The one in the middle is CLENPIQ 175 ML SOLUTION, at $0.51785 per ML filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 5 other products in FDA’s Unfractionated Heparin class priced per ML, 2 have a higher middle NADAC price and 2 a lower one; 1 has the same. The one in the middle is HEPARIN SOD 10,000 UNIT/ML VL, at $2.09398 per ML 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 B’s payment limit for HCPCS J1644, for 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31, comes to $2.01 for 1 mL, or $2.01 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 $0.0402 per 1000 UNITS.

9 of the product’s 10 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 1 do not, and the interactive card says why for each.

Medicare's price is not your price.

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.

Questions

Why does this page start at 1 mL?
NADAC prices this product per ML. In the FDA NDC Directory, 9 of this product’s NDCs are wholesale packs of identical units, so OpenBill counts one unit of each; for example, NDC 00409-2721-01 (“25 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 TRAY (0409-2721-01) / 1 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE (0409-2721-30)”) is a tray of 25 vials, 25 mL in all. It does not list one of this product’s NDCs. So the card starts at one unit: 1 ML. Change it to match your prescription.