🗂️ 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
Drug-database identifiers Medi-Span GPI and First Databank GCN / HICL / AHFS classification
GPI-1485400010002015
GPI classAlbutein
GCN Seq No006329
GCN25050
HICL code002728
Ingredient (HICL)Albumin Human
HIC1 codeM
Therapeutic class — broad (HIC1)Blood
HIC2 codeM0
Therapeutic class — intermediate (HIC2)Blood And Blood Replacement Preparations
HIC3 codeM0B
Therapeutic class — specific (HIC3)Plasma Proteins
AHFS code16:00.00.00
AHFS classBlood Derivatives
FDB label nameALBUTEIN 25% IV SOLUTION
FDB brand nameAlbutein
Legend statusF — Federal legend — prescription drug or device
Quick answers
GSN (GCN sequence number):006329
GCN:25050
GPI-14 (Medi-Span):85400010002015
HICL (First Databank):002728
AHFS class code:16:00.00.00
Why two NDCs?
The FDA registers this code as 68516-5216-0 — 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 → 68516-5216-00. 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.
Label name ALBUTEIN 25% IV SOLUTIONIngredient 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.
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.
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 system
Per mL
Per package
Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly
Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs.
Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo
$0.6385
$319.25 / 500 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.
This pack accounts for about 11% 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 — 5 bag in 1 carton / 100 ml in 1 bag.
What NDC number is used to bill for this package of ALBUTEIN ALBUMIN (HUMAN) 12.5 g/50mL 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.
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.
🔒 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, 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.
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.
No FDA label is on file for this product yet. Labels load from openFDA / DailyMed and refresh weekly.
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Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA.
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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 – Q4 2025 · 4 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
163
Units reimbursed last 4 qtrs
27.7K
Gross reimbursed last 4 qtrs
$17.7K
Avg / prescription
$108.50
Avg / unit
$0.6385
Latest quarter Q4 2025
41Rx
Fee-for-service vs managed care ⓘ
100% MCO
Fee-for-service · 0 Rx Managed care · 163 Rx
State Medicaid map
Units reimbursed · per 100k residents
21.2157
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
Prescriptions—
Units—
Reimbursed—
🏆 Top states by units · per 100k residents
1New Hampshire157 /100k
2Ohio51.3 /100k
3California33.0 /100k
4Indiana26.2 /100k
5Florida21.2 /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.
Drug total (last 4 qtrs): 1,785 Rx · 799,898 units · $323,169 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)
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Labeler
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Product & package description
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Marketing category & status
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Active ingredient / dosage form / route
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FDA label (SPL via DailyMed)
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Package photos
— Not published for this NDCNo photo available yet for this listing.
Inactive ingredients (structured)
— Not published for this NDCThe labeler did not submit a structured excipient list, or no SPL is available.
NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS)
— Not published for this NDCCMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey.
Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data
— Not published for this NDCApplies only to products approved under an NDA/ANDA; many listings are out of scope.
HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk
— Not published for this NDCMost 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 (68516-5216-01), 1 vial (68516-5216-02), 1 vial (68516-5216-05). 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.
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.