Every NDC on an electronic claim is in 5-4-2, whatever shape the FDA published it in. Some 10-digit codes are already 5-4-2 and need no padding at all.
The 11-digit billing shape: five labeler digits, four product digits, two package digits.
Every NDC on an electronic claim is in 5-4-2, whatever shape the FDA published it in. Some 10-digit codes are already 5-4-2 and need no padding at all.