NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0254-2000Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00254-2000Add the package segment from the table below.
Package NDCs as listed with the FDA, and the 11-digit 5-4-2 form used on claims. The highlighted digit is the added leading zero.
Package NDC11-digit (billing)PackageCopy
0254-2000-0100254200001100 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (0254-2000-01)Marketed from Jan 2, 2020

How the 11-digit form is made: The labeler segment has 4 digits, so one leading zero is added to it (4-4-2 → 5-4-2). Formatting the NDC does not by itself make it billable — the product, package and quantity must match what was dispensed or administered, and payer rules apply. Conversion rules

Product information

Brand name (proprietary)
penicillamine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
penicillamine
Active ingredients
Penicillamine — 250 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 211196
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 0254-2000_f2710a0d-4787-4a1c-ade3-610e83ee82c9SPL ID f2710a0d-4787-4a1c-ade3-610e83ee82c9SPL set ID 72ee469c-f9ef-4bb4-922f-5d71276664a5RxCUI 198071UNII GNN1DV99GXUPC 0302542000013
Pharmacologic class
Antirheumatic Agent

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

No HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory. Oral products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N400254200001 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00254-2000-01. Unit qualifiers: F2 (international unit), GR (gram), ME (milligram), ML (milliliter), UN (unit (each)). The qualifier and quantity depend on what was given. About the N4 qualifier

Product label

Current FDA label (SPL), effective .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS Penicillamine tablets are indicated in the treatment of Wilson’s disease, cystinuria, and in patients with severe, active rheumatoid arthritis who have failed to respond to an adequate trial of conventional therapy. Available evidence suggests that penicillamine tablets are not of value in ankylosing spondylitis. Wilson’s Disease - Wilson’s disease (hepatolenticular degeneration) results from the interaction of an inherited defect and an abnormality in copper metabolism. The metabolic defect, which is the consequence of the autosomal inheritance of one abnormal gene from each parent, manifests itself in a greater positive copper balance than normal. As a result, copper is deposit…

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