WATER FOR INJECTION VIAL
For 10 mL
Pharmacies pay
$3.15 filed
10 × $0.31501 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
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
$8.62 estimated
$3.15 + $0.47 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $8.62
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
WATER FOR INJECTION VIAL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as water, under the trade name “Sterile Water”.
FDA gives its dosage form as “injection” and “injection, solution” and its route as “intramuscular; intravenous; subcutaneous” and “intravenous”.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Hospira, Inc., American Regent, Inc. and Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC.
FDA lists no Established Pharmacologic Class for it.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 4 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 $3.15 for 10 mL (10 × $0.31501 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; 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 4 NDCs
- 00409-0024-10 · Hospira, Inc. · $0.31501 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00409-4887-10 · Hospira, Inc. · $0.31501 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00517-3010-25 · American Regent, Inc. · $0.31501 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 63323-0185-10 · Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC · $0.31501 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
1 other product in the NADAC file shares the FDA nonproprietary name water with WATER FOR INJECTION VIAL.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| QC EYE WASH IRRIGATING SOLN | $0.02879 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| WATER FOR INJECTION VIAL this page | $0.31501 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
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 10 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 10 mL; 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 10 mL?
- NADAC prices this product per ML. In the FDA NDC Directory, 4 of this product’s NDCs are wholesale packs of identical units, so OpenBill counts one unit of each; for example, NDC 00409-0024-10 (“25 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 TRAY (0409-0024-10) / 10 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE (0409-0024-01)”) is a tray of 25 vials, 250 mL in all. So the card starts at one unit: 10 ML. Change it to match your prescription.