TESTOSTERONE 50 MG/5 GRAM GEL
For 5 g
Pharmacies pay
$3.68 filed
5 × $0.73654 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
We don’t know yet
No Medicare reference price. Part D: OpenBill did not match this NDC to a usable Medicare Part D spending row. Either Part D has none for it, or the rows that share its name could not safely be tied to it (for example, they mix units, routes or release forms, or the drug is sold over the counter, which Part D does not cover). Part B: This NDC is not in the current quarter’s Medicare Part B NDC-HCPCS crosswalk, so it has no Part B payment limit.
The spread
We don’t know yet
There is no Medicare figure to compare with, so there is no spread.
Cost-plus estimate
$9.23 estimated
$3.68 + $0.55 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $9.23
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. 2026-09-23 (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
TESTOSTERONE 50 MG/5 GRAM GEL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as testosterone.
FDA gives its dosage form as gel and its route as “transdermal” and “topical”.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Actavis Pharma, Inc. and Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Androgen.
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 $3.68 for 5 g (5 × $0.73654 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; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.
What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes
All 2 NDCs
- 00591-3524-30 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $0.73654 per GM · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00832-1120-05 · Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC · $0.73654 per GM · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
10 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name testosterone with TESTOSTERONE 50 MG/5 GRAM GEL.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| NATESTO NASAL 5.5 MG/0.122 GM | $41.27698 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TESTIM 1% (50 MG) GEL | $3.78468 per GM filed | $3.72244 per GM filed |
| TESTOSTERONE 1% (25 MG/2.5 G) PK | $1.20385 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TESTOSTERONE 1% (50 MG/5 G) PK | $0.40611 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TESTOSTERONE 1.62% (2.5 G) PKT | $1.81823 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TESTOSTERONE 1.62% GEL PUMP | $0.46695 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TESTOSTERONE 1.62%(1.25 G) PKT | $3.64945 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TESTOSTERONE 12.5 MG/1.25 GRAM | $0.82642 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TESTOSTERONE 30 MG/1.5 ML PUMP | $0.50763 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| TESTOSTERONE 50 MG/5 GRAM GEL this page | $0.73654 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TESTOSTERONE 50 MG/5 GRAM PKT | $0.40611 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
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. 2026-07-22, 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
Compared with its class
The middle of its 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.73654 per GM filed.
Of the 9 other products in FDA’s Androgen class priced per GM, 6 have a higher middle NADAC price and 3 a lower one. The one in the middle is TESTOSTERONE 1% (25 MG/2.5 G) PK, at $1.20385 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
We don’t know yet; the card above says why.
Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How Part D is matched · How Part B is matched
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 5 g? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 5 g; your package may hold a different amount.
- 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 5 g?
- NADAC prices this product per GM. 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 00591-3524-30 (“30 TUBE in 1 CARTON (0591-3524-30) / 5 g in 1 TUBE (0591-3524-26)”) is a carton of 30 tubes, 150 g in all. So the card starts at one unit: 5 GM. Change it to match your prescription.
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