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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

METHYLPREDNISOLONE 80 MG/ML VL

For 1 mL

Pharmacies pay

$11.92 filed

1 × $11.92429 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

$9.84 derived

1 × $9.84 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

0.83× estimated

Medicare pays 17% less than pharmacies pay.

7 labelers share HCPCS J1010 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

$18.71 estimated

$11.92 + $1.79 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $18.71

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. 2026-07-22 (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

METHYLPREDNISOLONE 80 MG/ML VL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as methylprednisolone acetate.

FDA gives its dosage form as injection, suspension and its route as intra-articular; intralesional; intramuscular; soft tissue.

Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC and Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 3 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 $11.92 for 1 mL (1 × $11.92429 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.

The NADAC of all 3 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.

All 3 NDCs

Other strengths, forms and brands

4 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name methylprednisolone acetate with METHYLPREDNISOLONE 80 MG/ML VL.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
DEPO-MEDROL 40 MG/ML VIAL
brand · injection, suspension
$6.82706 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$15.57632 per ML filed
Part D 2024 average
DEPO-MEDROL 80 MG/ML VIAL
brand · injection, suspension
$11.65735 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$15.57632 per ML filed
Part D 2024 average
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 40 MG/ML VL
generic · injection, suspension
$7.49 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$4.92 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 80 MG/ML VL this page
generic · injection, suspension
$11.92429 per ML filed
eff. 2026-07-22
$9.84 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 400 MG/10 ML
generic · injection, suspension
$5.8078 per ML filed
eff. 2026-04-22
$4.92 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4

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. 2026-04-22, 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 3 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $11.92429 per ML filed.

Of the 106 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per ML, 18 have a higher middle NADAC price and 88 a lower one. The one in the middle is FLUNISOLIDE 0.025% SPRAY, at $1.98777 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 J1010, for 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31, comes to $9.84 for 1 mL, or $9.84 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 $0.0246 per 1 MG.

2 of the product’s 3 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. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 1 mL in one package for all 3 NDCs of this product (“1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 CARTON (60219-1574-1) / 1 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE”), so the card starts at one package: 1 ML. Change it to match your prescription.