# US Outpatient Drug Acquisition Cost Lookup

> US Outpatient Drug Acquisition Cost Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from win.oneshotagent.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).

Looks up weekly average acquisition costs for US outpatient drugs by NDC code or exact drug description.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://win.oneshotagent.com/v1/tools/lookup/market-drug-acquisition-cost?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-29
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/us-outpatient-drug-acquisition-cost-lookup-fdc3fcb5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Y8OzlpegUjRChwPZKhFfD

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability us-outpatient-drug-acquisition-cost-lookup-fdc3fcb5 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What's the weekly average acquisition cost for ATORVASTATIN 20 MG TABLET in the US outpatient market? Return up to 5 results.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need precise, weekly-updated US outpatient drug acquisition cost data keyed by NDC or exact drug description. Prefer it over general drug databases when you need structured pricing for formulary analysis, reimbursement benchmarking, or pharmacy cost audits in the US outpatient setting.

## Known failure modes

- NDC not found in database — no results returned
- Drug description does not match exactly in uppercase — zero results due to case or spacing mismatch
- Limit value outside 1–25 range — validation error
- NDC format invalid (not 11 digits with optional dashes) — validation error
- Neither NDC nor description provided — missing required parameter error

## How this service works

Look up weekly average acquisition costs for US outpatient drugs by NDC or exact drug description.

## Output

Returns a list of up to 25 NDC-level weekly average acquisition cost records for US outpatient drugs, including NDC codes, drug descriptions, and corresponding pricing data, ordered by match relevance or NDC.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "ndc": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "National Drug Code; takes precedence over description. 11 digits, with optional dashes."
  },
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Maximum number of distinct NDC prices to return. From 1 to 25. Defaults to `10`."
  },
  "description": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Exact source drug description, matched in uppercase, for example ATORVASTATIN 20 MG TABLET. 3 to 100 characters."
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "prices": [
   {
    "ndc": "60290004002",
    "otc": false,
    "as_of_date": "2026-10-14",
    "description": "ATORVASTATIN 20 MG TABLET",
    "per_unit_usd": 0.02792,
    "pricing_unit": "EA",
    "pharmacy_type": "C/I",
    "classification": "generic",
    "effective_date": "2026-10-07"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/us-outpatient-drug-acquisition-cost-lookup-fdc3fcb5/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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