Medicare Outpatient Drug Reimbursement Premiums

Medicare Outpatient Drug Reimbursement Premiums
This chart lists the 13 drugs for which CMS' 2005 payment rate represents at least a 40% premium over hospitals' average purchase price for that product. Calculated by "The Pink Sheet" using Government Accountability Office data.
Drug	Average purchase price	CMS 2005 payment rate	Percent Premium
Alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor, 10 mg	$2.35	$3.72	58%
Factor VIII, 1 IU	$0.46	$0.76	65%
Goserelin, 3.6 mg	$201.76	$390.09	93%
Granisetron (injection), 100 mcg	$6.45	$16.20	151%
Granisetron (oral), 1 mg	$24.86	$39.04	57%
Immune globulin I.V. (lyophilized), 1 g	$36.50	$80.68	121%
Immune globulin I.V. (lyophilized), 10 mg	$0.37	$0.75	103%
Immune globulin I.V. (non-lyophilized), 1 g	$50.63	$80.68	59%
Immune globulin I.V. (non-lyophilized), 10 mg	$0.51	$0.75	47%
Leuprolide (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg	$234.05	$543.72	132%
Paclitaxel, 30 mg	$14.45	$79.04	447%
Pamidronate, 30 mg	$58.49	$128.74	120%
Reteplase, 18.1 mg	$846.53	$1,192.09	41%