OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 5-300 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$5.26 filed

30 × $0.17541 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

$8.26 filed

30 × $0.27542 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

1.6× estimated

Medicare paid 1.6× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen” / “Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen” 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

$11.05 estimated

$5.26 + $0.79 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $11.05

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)

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What it is

HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 5-300 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen.

FDA gives its dosage form as tablet and its route as oral.

FDA lists 4 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them SpecGx LLC, KVK-Tech, Inc. and Aurolife Pharma, LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Opioid Agonist.

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 $5.26 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.17541 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.

All 6 NDCs

Other strengths, forms and brands

6 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen with HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 5-300 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 5-300 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet
$0.17541 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.27542 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 5-325 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.13612 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.27542 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 7.5-300 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.21369 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.27542 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 7.5-325 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.13539 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.27542 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 7.5-325 MG/15 ML SOLUTION
generic · solution
$0.24549 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 10-300 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.2468 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.27542 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 10-325 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.15227 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.27542 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average

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 6 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.17541 per EA filed.

Of the 108 other products in FDA’s Opioid Agonist class priced per EA, 87 have a higher middle NADAC price and 21 a lower one. The one in the middle is MORPHINE SULF ER 100 MG TABLET, at $0.85389 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 $8.26 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.27542 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen” and “Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 20,107,206 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 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 is the comparison with Medicare for HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 5-300 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 Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen / Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen: 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. 113 of 116 NADAC NDCs joined to this name are priced per EA (3 per ML): CMS's average mixes those units.