HYDROMORPHONE 2 MG/ML VIAL
For 1 mL
Pharmacies pay
$2.74 filed
1 × $2.74032 per ML
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-07-22 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part B pays
$4.48 derived
1 × $4.48 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
1.6× estimated
Medicare pays 1.6× what pharmacies pay.
4 labelers share HCPCS J1171 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. 2026-07-22 (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
$8.15 estimated
$2.74 + $0.41 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $8.15
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. 2026-07-22 (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
HYDROMORPHONE 2 MG/ML VIAL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as hydromorphone hydrochloride.
FDA gives its dosage form as “injection” and “injection, solution” and its route as intramuscular; intravenous; subcutaneous.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Opioid Agonist.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 2 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 $2.74 for 1 mL (1 × $2.74032 per ML, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 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; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.
The NADAC of all 2 NDCs was carried forward from an earlier file (NADAC explanation code 2 or 4), not newly surveyed: those prices took effect on 2026-07-22. The file is new; the price is not.
What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes · Carried-forward prices
All 2 NDCs
- 00641-6151-25 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $2.74032 per ML · eff. 2026-07-22 filed carried forward
- 63323-0853-25 · Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC · $2.74032 per ML · eff. 2026-07-22 filed carried forward
Other strengths, forms and brands
12 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name hydromorphone hydrochloride with HYDROMORPHONE 2 MG/ML VIAL.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| HYDROMORPHONE 1 MG/ML SOLUTION | $0.23587 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROMORPHONE 2 MG TABLET | $0.16941 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROMORPHONE 2 MG/ML VIAL this page | $2.74032 per ML filed | $4.48 per ML derived |
| HYDROMORPHONE 4 MG TABLET | $0.21916 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROMORPHONE 5 MG/5 ML SOLN | $0.23587 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROMORPHONE 8 MG TABLET | $0.56093 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROMORPHONE 10 MG/ML VIAL | $2.56628 per ML filed | $22.40 per ML derived |
| HYDROMORPHONE 50 MG/5 ML VIAL | $2.56628 per ML filed | $22.40 per ML derived |
| HYDROMORPHONE 500 MG/50 ML VIAL | $2.56628 per ML filed | $22.40 per ML derived |
| HYDROMORPHONE 500 MG/50 ML VL | $2.56628 per ML filed | $22.40 per ML derived |
| HYDROMORPHONE HCL ER 8 MG TAB | $5.7288 per EA filed | $8.02501 per EA filed |
| HYDROMORPHONE HCL ER 12 MG TAB | $10.42125 per EA filed | $8.02501 per EA filed |
| HYDROMORPHONE HCL ER 16 MG TAB | $12.38018 per EA filed | $8.02501 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. 2026-05-20, 2026-07-22, 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
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 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $2.74032 per ML filed.
Of the 31 other products in FDA’s Opioid Agonist class priced per ML, 1 has a higher middle NADAC price and 30 a lower one. The one in the middle is MORPHINE SULF 100 MG/5 ML CONC, at $0.39203 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. 2026-07-22, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part B’s payment limit for HCPCS J1171, for 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31, comes to $4.48 for 1 mL, or $4.48 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 $0.0448 per 0.1 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 1 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 1 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.
Questions
- Why does this page start at 1 mL?
- NADAC prices this product per ML. In the FDA NDC Directory, 2 of this product’s NDCs are wholesale packs of identical units, so OpenBill counts one unit of each; for example, NDC 00641-6151-25 (“25 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 CARTON (0641-6151-25) / 1 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE (0641-6151-01)”) is a carton of 25 vials, 25 mL in all. So the card starts at one unit: 1 ML. Change it to match your prescription.
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