PREDNISONE INTENSOL 5 MG/ML
For 30 mL
Pharmacies pay
$96.45 filed
30 × $3.21489 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
$0.60 derived
30 × $0.02 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
0.01× estimated
These two figures may not measure the same thing
At 0.01×, the Medicare figure is 0.2 times what pharmacies pay or less. A gap that large means the two figures may not describe the same unit or product, or the price may have changed between their dates; check what each one covers before relying on the multiple.
10 labelers share HCPCS J7512 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. (Counted once each though written more than one way: “Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc” and “Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc.”.)
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
$115.92 estimated
$96.45 + $14.47 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $115.92
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
PREDNISONE INTENSOL 5 MG/ML is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as prednisone intensol.
FDA gives its dosage form as solution, concentrate and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 00054-3721-44.
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 $96.45 for 30 mL (30 × $3.21489 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.
What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes
The NDC
- 00054-3721-44 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $3.21489 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Compared with its class
Its NADAC price is $3.21489 per ML filed.
Of the 106 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per ML, 47 have a higher middle NADAC price and 59 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. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part B’s payment limit for HCPCS J7512, for 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31, comes to $0.60 for 30 mL, or $0.02 per ML once converted to NADAC’s unit for this product.
Medicare Part B pays for this oral drug at a pharmacy only in specific circumstances CMS sets for this code; most prescriptions are paid by Part D.
The patient’s share under Part B (coinsurance, 20% of the limit, before deductibles and other coverage) is $0.0008 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 30 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 30 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 30 mL?
- NADAC prices this product per ML. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 30 mL in one package for this product’s NDC (“30 mL in 1 BOTTLE, GLASS (0054-3721-44)”), so the card starts at one package: 30 ML. Change it to match your prescription.
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Its pharmacologic class
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