PROCTO-MED HC 2.5% CREAM
FDA nonproprietary name: hydrocortisone
For 28 g
Pharmacies pay
$6.58 filed
28 × $0.23502 per GM
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
$13.96 filed
28 × $0.49857 per GM, 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
2.1× estimated
Medicare paid 2.1× what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Procto-Med HC” / “Hydrocortisone” 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
$12.57 estimated
$6.58 + $0.99 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $12.57
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)
Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.
What it is
PROCTO-MED HC 2.5% CREAM is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as hydrocortisone, under the trade name “Procto-Med HC”.
FDA gives its dosage form as cream and its route as topical.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Leading Pharma, LLC.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 69315-0312-28.
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 $6.58 for 28 g (28 × $0.23502 per GM, 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
- 69315-0312-28 · Leading Pharma, LLC · $0.23502 per GM · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
19 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name hydrocortisone with PROCTO-MED HC 2.5% CREAM.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| CORTEF 5 MG TABLET | $0.9751 per EA filed | $1.30449 per EA filed |
| CORTEF 10 MG TABLET | $1.63356 per EA filed | $1.30449 per EA filed |
| FT ITCH RELIEF 1% OINTMENT | $0.07705 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| FT ITCH RLF WITH ALOE 1% CREAM | $0.07159 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| GS ANTI-ITCH 1% CREAM | $0.06129 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROCORTISONE 0.5% CREAM | $0.05051 to $0.11264 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROCORTISONE 1% CREAM | $0.04078 to $0.60009 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROCORTISONE 1% OINTMENT | $0.07005 to $0.15449 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROCORTISONE 2.5% CREAM | $0.07988 to $0.23502 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROCORTISONE 2.5% LOTION | $0.21098 to $0.23225 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROCORTISONE 2.5% OINTMENT | $0.06563 to $0.12165 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROCORTISONE 5 MG TABLET | $0.13894 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROCORTISONE 10 MG TABLET | $0.17959 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROCORTISONE 20 MG TABLET | $0.30056 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROCORTISONE 100 MG/60 ML | $0.14111 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| HYDROCORTISONE-ALOE 1% CREAM | $0.05867 to $0.1347 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| PROCTO-MED HC 2.5% CREAM this page | $0.23502 per GM filed | $0.49857 per GM filed |
| PROCTOSOL-HC 2.5% CREAM | $0.69837 per GM filed | $0.48735 per GM filed |
| SM HYDROCORTISONE 1% OINTMENT | $0.07705 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TEXACORT 2.5% SOLUTION | $6.22113 per ML filed | $6.65264 per ML 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. 2026-01-21, 2026-08-19, 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
Its NADAC price is $0.23502 per GM filed.
Of the 122 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per GM, 98 have a higher middle NADAC price and 23 a lower one; 1 has the same. The one in the middle is DESOXIMETASONE 0.05% CREAM, at $1.50996 per GM 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 $13.96 for 28 g, at an average of $0.49857 per GM in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Procto-Med HC” and “Hydrocortisone”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 257,304 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 Part D spending measures · Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · 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 28 g? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 28 g; your package may hold a different amount.
- If you have Medicare Part D: what is my plan’s copay or coinsurance for it? The Part D average on this page is not what you pay.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why is the comparison with Medicare for PROCTO-MED HC 2.5% CREAM 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 Procto-Med HC / Hydrocortisone: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's GM. Joined on brand name.
- Why does this page start at 28 g?
- NADAC prices this product per GM. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 28 g in one package for this product’s NDC (“1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (69315-312-28) / 28 g in 1 TUBE”), so the card starts at one package: 28 GM. Change it to match your prescription.
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Its pharmacologic class
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