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ALBUTEIN ALBUMIN (HUMAN) 12.5 g/250mL Injection, Solution — NDC 68516-5214-01 package photo
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ALBUTEIN ALBUMIN (HUMAN) 12.5 g/250mL Injection, Solution — NDC 68516-5214-1 (Billing 68516-5214-01)

by GRIFOLS USA, LLC · 1 VIAL in 1 CARTON / 250 mL in 1 VIAL

This is a package of ALBUTEIN ALBUMIN (HUMAN) 12.5 g/250mL Injection, Solution from GRIFOLS USA, LLC, marketed since Mar 2022 and currently FDA-listed.

NDC 68516-5214-01
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled) 68516-5214-1 billing pads the package segment with a zero
This package
Contains250 mL in 1 vial Medicaid pays$0.5470 / unit · 12 mo Per package$136.75 / 250 ml · Medicaid Pack sizes5 compare ↓
Product page 68516-5214-02 Also comes in: 500 mL 68516-5214-2 50 mL 68516-5214-5 250 ml 68516-5214-9 500 ml 68516-5214-0
Brand On market Non-controlled ⇄ Compare with another NDC
🗂️ FDA directory synced Oct 8, 2026 · this listing last changed Oct 8, 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 68516-5214-1 alone.

Record
FDA NDC Directory package listing · Plasma derivative
Code segments
68516 labeler · 5214 product · 1 package
Package marketed since
Mar 1, 2022
Sample package
No — commercial package
Listing certified through
Dec 31, 2026
Barcode (UPC-A, from the NDC)
3 6851652141 0
Medicaid fills, this package
32 prescriptions in the last four reported quarters
FDA record last changed
Oct 8, 2026

Identity & classification

Regulatory identifiers FDA, NLM and CMS codes for this package

FDA NDC (as labeled) 68516-5214-1
Product NDC 68516-5214
11-digit billing NDC 68516521401
NCPDP billing unit ML — per mL (volume)
Application # BLA102478
SPL Set ID a6ca2871-9a9d-4f03-a5ff-ddb28c6ff945
Established class (EPC) Human Serum Albumin
Mechanism of action Osmotic Activity
Physiologic effect Increased Intravascular Volume; Increased Oncotic Pressure
Chemical class Serum Albumin
DEA schedule Non-controlled
Marketing category BLA
Marketing status On market
FDA listing status Listed (active directory)
Marketing start 2022-03-01
Route INTRAVENOUS
Dosage form INJECTION, SOLUTION
Substance ALBUMIN HUMAN
Biologic (Purple Book) 351(a)

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

GPI-14 85400010002010
GPI class Albutein
GCN Seq No 006332
GCN 25061
HICL code 002728
Ingredient (HICL) Albumin Human
HIC1 code M
Therapeutic class — broad (HIC1) Blood
HIC2 code M0
Therapeutic class — intermediate (HIC2) Blood And Blood Replacement Preparations
HIC3 code M0B
Therapeutic class — specific (HIC3) Plasma Proteins
AHFS code 16:00.00.00
AHFS class Blood Derivatives
FDB label name ALBUTEIN 5% VIAL
FDB brand name Albutein
Legend status F — Federal legend — prescription drug or device
Quick answers
  • GSN (GCN sequence number): 006332
  • GCN: 25061
  • GPI-14 (Medi-Span): 85400010002010
  • HICL (First Databank): 002728
  • AHFS class code: 16:00.00.00
Why two NDCs? The FDA registers this code as 68516-5214-1 — a 5-4-1 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 package segment → 68516-5214-01. 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 ALBUTEIN 5% VIAL Ingredient Albumin Human
📖 What it is MedlinePlus · NLM

Albumin (human) injection is used to treat low blood volume (hypovolemia) and low albumin levels in the blood (hypoalbuminemia) caused by bleeding, burns, major injuries or infections, malnutrition, major surgery, and other serious medical problems. It is also used during certain surgeries and medical treatments. Albumin (human) injection is in a class of medications called protein colloids. It works by keeping fluid from leaking out of blood vessels and helps to move important substances through the body.

Read the full MedlinePlus article ↗

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 Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs.
Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo $0.5470 $136.75 / 250 ml
Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data.
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.

Packaging — all sizes for this product

Package NDCDescription Marketing startMarketing endStatus
68516-5214-09 68516-5214-9 4 BAG in 1 CARTON / 250 mL in 1 BAG 2021-11-08 — Discontinued by firm
68516-5214-01 You're viewing this 1 VIAL in 1 CARTON / 250 mL in 1 VIAL 2022-03-01 — Active
68516-5214-02 68516-5214-2 Main listing 1 VIAL in 1 CARTON / 500 mL in 1 VIAL 2022-03-01 — Active
68516-5214-05 68516-5214-5 1 VIAL in 1 CARTON / 50 mL in 1 VIAL 2022-03-01 — Active
68516-5214-00 68516-5214-0 2 BAG in 1 CARTON / 500 mL in 1 BAG 2021-11-08 — Discontinued by firm

This pack accounts for about 21% of this product's recent Medicaid fills; most go to a different pack size. See all packs ↓

Pack size FAQ

What quantity is in this package?
This package is listed by the FDA — 1 vial in 1 carton / 250 ml in 1 vial.
What NDC number is used to bill for this package of ALBUTEIN ALBUMIN (HUMAN) 12.5 g/250mL Injection, Solution?
Use the 11-digit billing form listed in the identifiers section of this page. Pharmacy and medical claims use the 11-digit form; the FDA label may print a shorter form of the same code.

Therapeutic equivalents

ProductLabelerPackNADAC/unitTEStatusPrice vs. this
Alburx 12.5 g/250mL 44206-0310-25 CSL 1 vial — — FDA listed —
Albutein 12.5 g/250mL 68516-5218-01 GRIFOLS 250 ml — — FDA listed —
Albutein 12.5 g/250mLthis 68516-5214-01 GRIFOLS 1 vial — — FDA listed —
Albutein 12.5 g/250mL 68516-5219-01 GRIFOLS 500 ml — — FDA listed —
About this product: this is a biologic. Biologics don't have small-molecule generics — competition comes from FDA-licensed biosimilars (shown above), not generics.
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 & biosimilar status

🏛️
1978
First FDA approval
Aug 1978
📍
2026
Currently FDA-listed
48 years listed
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Biosimilars
see Purple Book
🧬Biologic — competition comes from biosimilars

Biologics have no small-molecule generics; biosimilar competition is tracked in the FDA Purple Book.

FDA Purple Book — biosimilars & interchangeables ⓘ
Reference product
Albuked, Plasbumin-20, Plasbumin-25, Plasbumin-5Albumin (Human) Albumin (Human) Albuminar, Albuminar-20, Albuminar-25, Albuminar-5Albumin (Human) AlbuminexAlbumin (Human)-kjda AlburxAlbumin (Human) AlbuteinAlbumin (Human) Buminate, FlexbuminAlbumin (Human) Human Albumin GrifolsAlbumin (Human) KedbuminAlbumin (Human)
🔒 No FDA-licensed biosimilars or interchangeable biosimilars are listed yet for this biologic. It currently has no biosimilar competition in the FDA Purple Book.
Source: FDA Purple Book (purplebooksearch.fda.gov), matched on the reference product’s active ingredient.
Where does this data come from?
Patents and exclusivity from the FDA Purple Book (biologics), refreshed from public FDA data. Biosimilar 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.

💡 Tap an ingredient (hover on desktop) to see what it is and why it’s used.

  • UNII 3EN9H0M2FX
    A salt form of an amino acid derivative used as a solubilizer and stabilizer in liquid and injectable formulations. It helps keep active ingredients dissolved and protected from degradation during storage.
  • UNII 9XTM81VK2B
    Sodium caprylate is a salt derived from caprylic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid. In medicines, it acts as a preservative and antimicrobial agent to help prevent contamination and extend shelf life.
  • UNII 451W47IQ8X
    Sodium chloride is common table salt. It's used in medicines as a buffer to maintain proper pH, as a filler to add bulk, or to adjust the osmotic balance in liquid formulations.
  • UNII 059QF0KO0R
    Water is a liquid solvent that dissolves and mixes ingredients together in liquid medicines, syrups, and injections. It helps distribute the active drug evenly throughout the product.

4 inactive ingredients listed in the exact product block matched to this NDC.

Where does this data come from?
Data sourced from official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed — ingredient classCode="IACT" elements from the exact product block matched by this NDC. Label-section narrative from DailyMed / the openFDA label index is shown separately when available.

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

LabelerGRIFOLS USA, LLC
FDA applicationBLA102478 (BLA)
Labeler code68516
First marketedMar 2022
Product typePlasma Derivative
Portfolio52 products on file

More NDCs from GRIFOLS USA, LLC labeler code 68516

The labeler markets the product; the application holder owns the FDA approval. They’re often the same company but can differ (e.g. a repackager or an authorized generic). A mailing address / phone appears here when the manufacturer includes it in the product’s FDA label (not all do).
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 FDA label FDA SPL

The complete FDA label for this product, verbatim, section by section. Jump with a chip, search within the label, or expand everything.
📄 FDA label
📄 FDA label 19 words ▾

No FDA label is on file for this product yet. Labels load from openFDA / DailyMed and refresh weekly.

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
32
Units reimbursed last 4 qtrs
9.5K
Gross reimbursed last 4 qtrs
$5.2K
Avg / prescription
$162.40
Avg / unit
$0.5470
Latest quarter Q1 2026
18Rx
Fee-for-service vs managed care ⓘ
100% MCO
Fee-for-service · 0 Rx Managed care · 32 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: no data reported 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: 4,000 units · 45.9 per 100k residents 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: no data reported TN North Carolina: no data reported NC South Carolina: no data reported SC Delaware: no data reported DE Oklahoma: no data reported OK Louisiana: 5,500 units · 120 per 100k residents 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
45.9120
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 Louisiana 120 /100k
2 Virginia 45.9 /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.

Medicaid utilization by pack size

Medicaid (SDUD) totals over the four most recent reported quarters for every package size of this drug — handy when a specific package (e.g. a starter/titration pack) carries little or no Medicaid volume on its own.
1 vial68516-5214-02 104 Rx · $26,988
1 vial this page68516-5214-01 32 Rx · $5,197
1 vial68516-5214-05 13 Rx · $75
250 ml68516-5214-09 No Medicaid data
500 ml68516-5214-00 No Medicaid data
Drug total (last 4 qtrs): 149 Rx · 211,660 units · $32,260 gross reimbursed
Tap a pack size to open its page. Source: CMS State Drug Utilization Data, last 4 quarters.

Medicare Part D spend CMS · PART D · 2025 (Q1-Q4)

Medicare Part D (outpatient prescription) spending for Albutein — the program that covers self-administered drugs. 1 manufacturer.
⚠️ Drug-level data: CMS publishes Part D spending by drug, not by NDC — these figures combine every manufacturer, strength and package size sold under the name Albutein. That’s a different level of aggregation than the Medicaid card above, which is specific to this exact 11-digit NDC (pack size included), so the two aren’t directly comparable.
Total Part D spend
$13.6K
Claims incl. refills
48
Beneficiaries
21
Spend / beneficiary
$646.41
Spend / claim
$282.80
💵 About the dollar figures: spending is what Part D plans paid before confidential manufacturer rebates, so the program’s real net cost is lower. A blank patient count means fewer than 11 people — CMS hides counts that small to protect privacy. Source: CMS Medicare Quarterly Part D Spending by Drug (data.cms.gov), updated quarterly.

About this NDC listing & data coverage

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) ✓ Available
NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey.
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 — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal.
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

Why is there no price listed?
The pricing shown on our NDC pages comes from CMS NADAC, a voluntary survey of retail community pharmacy invoices. CMS does not publish a NADAC for every NDC — packages outside the retail survey (institutional and hospital products, bulk packages, discontinued items, and many OTC items) may never receive one. A missing price reflects the survey's scope, not this product's actual cost, and does not mean the product is free or unavailable.
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 GRIFOLS USA, LLC. Listing status can change — the directory data on this page refreshes weekly.
Does this product come in other package sizes?
Yes — the FDA directory lists 4 other package presentations of this same product, including 1 vial (68516-5214-02), 1 vial (68516-5214-05), 250 ml (68516-5214-09). Each has its own NDC and its own page — see the package list near the top of this page.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
GRIFOLS USA, LLC 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.
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.
← 68516-4620-02 · GRIFOLS 68516-5215-01 · GRIFOLS →
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.