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Sterile Water 1 mL/mL Injection, Solution — NDC 0517-3020-25 (Billing 00517-3020-25)

by American Regent, Inc. · 25 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 TRAY / 20 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE

This is a package of Sterile Water 1 mL/mL Injection, Solution from American Regent, Inc., marketed since Apr 2022 and currently FDA-listed; retail pharmacies pay about $0.0661 per mL (NADAC). It is this product's only package size.

NDC 00517-3020-25
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled) 0517-3020-25 billing pads the labeler segment with a zero
Rx only On market Non-controlled ⇄ Compare with another NDC
🗂️ FDA directory synced Oct 1, 2026 · this listing last changed Jul 24, 2026 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
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NDC database record

One package, one record: these facts belong to NDC 0517-3020-25 alone.

Record
FDA NDC Directory package listing · Human prescription drug
Code segments
0517 labeler · 3020 product · 25 package
Package marketed since
Apr 22, 2022
Sample package
No — commercial package
Listing certified through
Dec 31, 2026
Barcode (UPC)
0305173010253, 0305173020252, 0305173005259
Medicaid fills, this package
41 prescriptions in the last four reported quarters
FDA record last changed
Jul 24, 2026
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Other active recalls for Water (different manufacturers) — 3 · tap to view
These affect other manufacturers’ products for the same ingredient — not necessarily the exact NDC on this page.
Class II · Apr 2, 2026 — Lack of Assurance of Sterility; potential for leakage from the diaphragm port once the foil is removed. (B BRAUN MEDICAL INC) · FDA recall D-0495-2026
Class II · Dec 22, 2025 — Presence of particulate matter: plastic particles from the bottle rim were observed floating into the solution (Baxter Healthcare Corporation) · FDA recall D-0296-2026
Class II · Aug 26, 2025 — Lack of Assurance of Sterility- Potential for fluid leakage from the port due to port misalignment. (B BRAUN MEDICAL INC) · FDA recall D-0652-2025
Each entry is an official FDA enforcement report — look up any recall number in the FDA recall database ↗

Identity & classification

Regulatory identifiers FDA, NLM and CMS codes for this package

FDA NDC (as labeled) 0517-3020-25
Product NDC 0517-3020
11-digit billing NDC 00517302025
NCPDP billing unit ML — per mL (volume)
UNII 059QF0KO0R
UPC 0305173010253, 0305173020252, 0305173005259
SPL Set ID 78b35864-4bbc-4759-a5c1-7e4f25e22932
DEA schedule Non-controlled
Marketing category UNAPPROVED DRUG OTHER
Marketing status On market
FDA listing status Listed (active directory)
Marketing start 2022-04-22
Route INTRAVENOUS
Dosage form INJECTION, SOLUTION
Substance WATER

Drug-database identifiers Medi-Span GPI and First Databank GCN / HICL / AHFS classification

GPI-14 98401010002000
GPI class Sterile Water for Injection
GCN Seq No 001167
GCN 02709
HICL code 000517
Ingredient (HICL) Water For Injection,Sterile
HIC1 code C
Therapeutic class — broad (HIC1) Electrolyte Balance/Metabolism/Nutrition
HIC2 code C0
Therapeutic class — intermediate (HIC2) Affect Fluid/Acid-Base Balance/Metabolic Systems
HIC3 code C0B
Therapeutic class — specific (HIC3) Water
AHFS code 96:00.00.00
AHFS class Pharmaceutical Aids
FDB label name WATER FOR INJECTION VIAL
FDB brand name Water
Legend status F — Federal legend — prescription drug or device
Quick answers
  • GSN (GCN sequence number): 001167
  • GCN: 02709
  • GPI-14 (Medi-Span): 98401010002000
  • HICL (First Databank): 000517
  • AHFS class code: 96:00.00.00
Why two NDCs? The FDA registers this code as 0517-3020-25 — a 4-4-2 layout, and that's what's printed on the package and shown on DailyMed. For insurance claims, every NDC is standardized to a uniform 11-digit 5-4-2 format by adding a zero to the labeler segment → 00517-3020-25. Same drug, same package — only the format differs.
Where does this data come from?
Identifiers from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Structured Product Labeling; RxCUI from RxNorm (NLM); GPI from Medi-Span; GCN / HIC / AHFS / legend from First Databank.

Clinical

Label name WATER FOR INJECTION VIAL Ingredient Water For Injection,Sterile
📗 Our plain-language guide HelloPharmacist
  • It can seem a little odd at first. In these products, sterile water plays the essential role of carrying or dissolving the actual active medication — like insulin — so it can be sa...
  • Why is 'water' listed as the active ingredient on my medicine?
  • No — these are very different products that should never be used interchangeably. Sterile Water for Injection is used only as a diluent for other drugs given by needle, and it must...
  • Is Sterile Water for Injection the same as the eye wash or the irrigation product?
📖 Read our full Water guide →

Supplement & herbal interactions

🌿 Drug–supplement interaction checker →
Where does this data come from?
Plain-language summary from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine); supplement & herbal interactions and nutrient depletion data from the Natural Medicines database; our full guide is HelloPharmacist editorial content.

Pricing

A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.

Price systemPer mLPer package
Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly $0.066 $33.05 / 500 ml
Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo $1,765.63 $882,815.00 / 500 ml
Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data.
Medicare Part B allowsASP · A4216 No ASP payment limit on file for A4216 this quarter.
NADAC price history (per mL) — tap or hover for the price & month
Oct 2023 Feb 2025 $0.066 $0.061
▲ Up 8% over the last 2 months.
Where does this data come from?
NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) is the CMS weekly pharmacy-acquisition-cost survey — what pharmacies pay. ASP (Average Sales Price) is the CMS Medicare Part B drug-payment file, published quarterly. Medicaid pays is computed by us from CMS State Drug Utilization Data (total reimbursed ÷ units, trailing 12 months) — gross of rebates and inclusive of dispensing fees, so it reflects what Medicaid paid, not an acquisition cost. Medicare drug plans pay is the median negotiated point-of-sale unit cost across plans listing this NDC in the CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan pricing files, before rebates. The VA pays is the federal contract price (FSS, and the statutory Big 4 ceiling where listed) from the VA National Acquisition Center pharmaceutical price file. All are free public government data; each measures a different payer, so the figures are not directly comparable.

Billing & reimbursement

FDA NDC (as labeled)0517-3020-25
11-digit billing NDC00517-3020-25
Format4-4-2 as registered → padded to 5-4-2 for billing (zero added to the labeler segment)
HCPCS J-codeA4216
DescriptorSTERILE WATER, SALINE AND/OR DEXTROSE, DILUENT/FLUSH, 10 ML
Billing units / pkg0.1 units
How the units are derivedThis package is 20 ML; the HCPCS unit is 10 ML, so one package = 0.1 billing units.
Crosswalk sourcePDAC NDC-HCPCS crosswalk (DME MAC / DMEPOS)
Where does this data come from?
The HCPCS J-code crosswalk comes from the CMS ASP NDC-HCPCS crosswalk and the DMEPDAC (DME MAC) NDC-HCPCS crosswalk — free public CMS data. Billing units are derived from the code’s descriptor and the package amount.

Packaging — all sizes for this product

Package NDCDescription Marketing startMarketing endStatus
00517-3020-25 You're viewing this Main listing 25 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 TRAY / 20 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE 2022-04-22 — Active

Therapeutic equivalents

ProductLabelerPackNADAC/unitTEStatusPrice vs. this
Sterile Water 1 mL/mLthis 00517-3020-25 American 25 vials $0.066 — FDA listed —
Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 00517-3010-25 American 25 vials $0.315 — Availability likely +377%
Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 00264-7385-50 B. 2000 ml — AP FDA listed —
Sterile Diluent for Treprostinil 1 mL/mL 43598-0126-11 Dr.Reddy's 1 vial — AP FDA listed —
Sterile Diluent for Remodulin 1 mL/mL 66302-0150-50 United 1 vial — — FDA listed —
Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 00990-7118-07 ICU 2000 ml — AP FDA listed —
Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 84549-0850-10 ProPharma 500 ml — AP FDA listed —
Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 00264-7850-00 B. 1000 ml — AP FDA listed —
About this product: other versions of the same ingredient, strength and form are listed above, least expensive first, with FDA equivalence ratings where available.
Where does this data come from?
Equivalents are other NDCs of the same ingredient, form and route from the openFDA NDC Directory, ranked least-expensive-first by NADAC. Therapeutic-equivalence (AB) ratings come from the FDA Orange Book; biologics use the FDA Purple Book for biosimilar & interchangeable status.

Availability & generic status

🏛️
2022
On the market since
Apr 2022
📍
2026
Currently FDA-listed
4 years listed
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Generic approved (availability unconfirmed)
see note
🔒Generic approved by FDA, but pharmacy availability is not confirmed

The FDA lists approved generic versions of this medicine, but that does not always mean a pharmacy can get one today. Patent rules, launch agreements, supply and pricing can affect when generics actually arrive.

Where does this data come from?
Patents and exclusivity from the FDA Orange Book (small-molecule drugs), refreshed from public FDA data. Generic launch timing is an estimate, not a guarantee.

Inactive Ingredients / Excipients

Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.

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Where does this data come from?
Source: official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed and the openFDA label index. Structured IACT rows and label-wide narrative are kept separate; availability and product-level specificity depend on the submitted label.

Inactive ingredient FAQ

Are inactive ingredients the same for every manufacturer?
No. Inactive ingredients can differ by manufacturer, dosage form, strength, and package / product version.
Why might an inactive ingredient be missing?
Some SPLs do not provide a complete structured inactive-ingredient list, and older or unusual labels may only include the information in narrative text.
Can inactive ingredients matter?
Yes. They can matter for allergies, intolerances, dyes, gluten / lactose concerns, preservatives, and formulation differences — but confirm with a pharmacist or the manufacturer when it’s clinically important.

Manufacturer & labeler

LabelerAmerican Regent, Inc.
Labeler code00517
First marketedApr 2022
Product typeHuman Prescription Drug
Portfolio72 products on file

More NDCs from American Regent, Inc. labeler code 00517

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Where does this data come from?
Labeler, application holder and registered establishment from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Drugs@FDA; address/contact from the product’s FDA label.

Full prescribing information FDA SPL

The complete FDA label for this product — the official prescribing information, verbatim, section by section. Jump with a chip, search within the label, or expand everything.
🚨 Boxed Warning 📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling 📋 Description ⚠️ Precautions 📄 Package Label / Principal Display Panel
🚨 Boxed Warning 4 words ▾

NOT FOR DIRECT INJECTION

📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling 56 words ▾

HOW SUPPLIED: Sterile Water for Injection, USP NDC 0517-3005-25 5 mL Single Dose Vial Packaged in 25 NDC 0517-3010-25 10 mL Single Dose Vial Packaged in 25 NDC 0517-3020-25 20 mL Single Dose Vial Packaged in 25 NDC 0517-3050-25 50 mL Single Dose Vial Packaged in 25 AMERICAN REGENT, INC. SHIRLEY, NY 11967 IN3005 Rev. 1/09

📋 Description 32 words ▾

DESCRIPTION: Sterile Water for Injection, USP is water for injection sterilized and packaged in single dose vials. It contains no antimicrobial agents or other preservatives. It is used as a diluent. Non-pyrogenic.

⚠️ Precautions 70 words ▾

PRECAUTIONS: Unused amount should be discarded immediately following withdrawal of any portion of vial contents. Sterile Water for Injection is not isotonic and should not be injected directly into the body. Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F); excursions permitted to 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F) (See USP Controlled Room Temperature).

Parenteral drug products should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration, whenever solution and container permit.

📄 Package Label / Principal Display Panel ~2 min read ▾

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 5 mL Contain NDC 0517-3005-01 STERILE WATER FOR INJECTION, USP 5 mL SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR DRUG DILUENT USE Rx Only AMERICAN REGENT, INC. SHIRLEY, NY 11967 Carton STERILE WATER FOR INJECTION, USP NDC 0517-3005-25 25 x 5 mL SINGLE DOSE VIALS FOR DRUG DILUENT USE Rx Only No antimicrobial or other substance has been added. For use as a vehicle, solvent, or diluent for substances to be administered parenterally.

Must be made approximately isotonic before intravenous use. Sterile, nonpyrogenic. WARNING: DISCARD UNUSED PORTION.

Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F); excursions permitted to 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F) (See USP Controlled Room Temperature). Directions for Use: See Package Insert. AMERICAN REGENT, INC.

SHIRLEY, NY 11967 Rev. 11/05 5 mL container label Carton

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 10 mL Container NDC 0517-3010-01 STERILE WATER FOR INJECTION, USP 10 mL SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR DRUG DILUENT USE Rx Only AMERICAN REGENT, INC. SHIRLEY, NY 11967 Carton STERILE WATER FOR INJECTION, USP NDC 0517-3010-25 25 x 10 mL SINGLE DOSE VIALS FOR DRUG DILUENT USE Rx Only No antimicrobial or other substance has been added. For use as a vehicle, solvent, or diluent for substances to be administered parenterally.

Must be made approximately isotonic before intravenous use. Sterile, nonpyrogenic. WARNING: DISCARD UNUSED PORTION.

Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F); excursions permitted to 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F) (See USP Controlled Room Temperature). Directions for Use: See Package Insert. AMERICAN REGENT, INC.

SHIRLEY, NY 11967 Rev. 11/05 10 mL container label Carton Labeling - 10 mL

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 20 mL Container NDC 0517-3020-01 STERILE WATER FOR INJECTION, USP 20 mL SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR DRUG DILUENT USE Rx Only AMERICAN REGENT, INC. SHIRLEY, NY 11967 Carton STERILE WATER FOR INJECTION, USP NDC 0517-3020-25 25 x 20 mL SINGLE DOSE VIALS FOR DRUG DILUENT USE Rx Only No antimicrobial or other substance has been added. For use as a vehicle, solvent, or diluent for substances to be administered parenterally.

Must be made approximately isotonic before intravenous use. Sterile, nonpyrogenic. WARNING: DISCARD UNUSED PORTION.

Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F); excursions permitted to 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F) (See USP Controlled Room Temperature). Directions for Use: See Package Insert. AMERICAN REGENT, INC.

SHIRLEY, NY 11967 Rev. 5/18 20 mL container label Carton Labeling - 20 mL

Serialization Label - 5 mL Serialization Label - 5 mL

Serialization Label - 10 mL Serialization Label - 10 mL

Serialization Label - 20 mL Serialization Label - 20 mL

Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA. Prefer the government’s original formatting? View this label on DailyMed ↗

Medicaid utilization & spend

📍 This exact package only: Medicaid data is reported per full 11-digit NDC — labeler, product and pack size — so every number here is for this package alone, not the drug overall. Other pack sizes report separately.
💊 Pharmacy benefit only: These are Medicaid outpatient pharmacy claims, billed by NDC. They exclude the medical benefit — clinic- or hospital-administered drugs billed under HCPCS J-codes — so drugs used mostly that way (e.g. Avastin, Lucentis, Keytruda) can look low or missing here. That’s expected, not an error.
📅 Q1 2025 – Q1 2026 · 5 quarters of data
ⓘ The newest quarter is usually incomplete when first published; states restate recent quarters in later CMS releases, so the latest figures typically revise upward. State coverage-policy changes can also shift quarter-to-quarter totals.
Prescriptions last 4 qtrs
41
Units reimbursed last 4 qtrs
42
Gross reimbursed last 4 qtrs
$74.2K
Avg / prescription
$1,808.69
Avg / unit
$1,765.63
Latest quarter Q1 2026
0Rx
Medicaid pays / mL
$1,765.63
gross reimbursed
vs
NADAC / mL
$0.0661
acquisition cost
=
Spread
+$1,765.56
+2671050% vs cost
What Medicaid paid per mL (before rebates; includes the pharmacy’s dispensing fee) compared with NADAC — the average price pharmacies pay to buy the drug. A positive spread means Medicaid reimbursed more than the purchase price, before manufacturer rebates.
Fee-for-service vs managed care ⓘ
100% MCO
Fee-for-service · 0 Rx Managed care · 41 Rx
State Medicaid map
Alaska: no data reported AK Maine: no data reported ME Washington: no data reported WA Idaho: no data reported ID Montana: no data reported MT North Dakota: no data reported ND Minnesota: no data reported MN Wisconsin: no data reported WI Michigan: no data reported MI New York: no data reported NY Vermont: no data reported VT New Hampshire: no data reported NH Oregon: no data reported OR Nevada: no data reported NV Wyoming: no data reported WY South Dakota: no data reported SD Iowa: no data reported IA Illinois: no data reported IL Indiana: no data reported IN Ohio: no data reported OH Pennsylvania: no data reported PA New Jersey: no data reported NJ Massachusetts: no data reported MA California: 31 units · 0.1 per 100k residents CA Utah: no data reported UT Colorado: no data reported CO Nebraska: no data reported NE Missouri: no data reported MO Kentucky: no data reported KY West Virginia: no data reported WV Virginia: no data reported VA Maryland: no data reported MD Connecticut: no data reported CT Rhode Island: no data reported RI Arizona: no data reported AZ New Mexico: no data reported NM Kansas: no data reported KS Arkansas: no data reported AR Tennessee: 11 units · 0.2 per 100k residents TN North Carolina: no data reported NC South Carolina: no data reported SC Delaware: no data reported DE Oklahoma: no data reported OK Louisiana: no data reported LA Mississippi: no data reported MS Alabama: no data reported AL Georgia: no data reported GA D.C.: no data reported DC Hawaii: no data reported HI Texas: no data reported TX Florida: no data reported FL
Units reimbursed · per 100k residents
0.10.2
gray = no data reported ⓘ
Colors are per 100,000 residents, so big states don’t automatically dominate. Tap or hover a state for its actual totals.
Tap or hover a state
…for its Medicaid breakdown
🏆 Top states by units · per 100k residents
1 Tennessee 0.2 /100k
2 California 0.1 /100k
National units — by quarter
💵 About the dollar figures: “reimbursed” is what Medicaid paid pharmacies before confidential manufacturer rebates, so the program’s real net cost is lower than these numbers. Fee-for-service and managed-care claims are combined unless split above. Source: CMS State Drug Utilization Data; per-100k rates use 2023 Census population estimates.

About this NDC listing & data coverage

Finished prescription product Marketed without an FDA application

Listed without an FDA application

This product's marketing category indicates it is marketed without an approved FDA application (no NDA, ANDA, or BLA on file). Having an NDC does not by itself establish FDA approval — the NDC Directory is a listing system, not an approval decision. Approval-linked data such as Orange Book therapeutic-equivalence ratings therefore does not apply.

What data is (and isn’t) available for this NDC — tap to expand
NDC identity (package / product / labeler codes) ✓ Available
Labeler ✓ Available
Product & package description ✓ Available
Marketing category & status ✓ Available
Active ingredient / dosage form / route ✓ Available
FDA label (SPL via DailyMed) ✓ Available
Package photos ✓ Available
Inactive ingredients (structured) — Not published for this NDC The labeler did not submit a structured excipient list, or no SPL is available.
NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) ✓ Available
Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data — Not published for this NDC Applies only to products approved under an NDA/ANDA; many listings are out of scope.
HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk ✓ Available
Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) ✓ Available
“Not published” reflects what the public FDA / CMS / NLM sources provide for this exact package code — it is a property of the data feeds, not a judgment about the product.

Questions about this listing

Is this NDC FDA-approved?
An NDC listing does not by itself establish FDA approval — the NDC Directory records that a product is listed with FDA, not that it was reviewed and approved. This listing's marketing category is "Unapproved Drug Other". Products approved under an application carry an NDA, ANDA, or BLA number.
Is the NDC printed on the package the same as the 11-digit billing NDC?
Yes, they identify this exact package in different formats. The form printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed is the one the FDA registered. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero and the dashes are dropped. The Identity section at the top of this page lists each form of this code.
Is this package still being marketed?
Yes, per the latest FDA NDC Directory data on this page: this package is listed as actively marketed, with no marketing end date reported by American Regent, Inc.. Listing status can change — the directory data on this page refreshes weekly.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
American Regent, Inc. is the labeler of record for this NDC — the company under whose FDA-assigned code the package is listed. The labeler may be the manufacturer itself or a distributor marketing the product under its own code.
Do I need a prescription for this product?
This NDC is listed with FDA as a prescription product, so it is dispensed under a prescriber's order. Your pharmacist can tell you whether any over-the-counter forms of the same medication exist.
Does this product have a billing J-code?
Yes — this NDC cross-references HCPCS code A4216 for medical-claim billing (typically used when a product is administered in a clinical setting rather than dispensed at a retail pharmacy). See the Billing section on this page.
This page identifies an FDA-listed package (the NDC) and reports public regulatory and pricing data about the listing. It is reference information, not a medical recommendation — talk to your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medication.
Where does this data come from?
Listing facts (marketing category, packager status, marketing dates) from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory; label availability from DailyMed; pricing coverage from CMS NADAC; equivalence scope from the FDA Orange Book.
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For educational and professional reference only — not medical advice. Pricing reflects published NADAC and CMS ASP (free public data) and may differ from your acquisition cost; always verify before billing or dispensing.