Desonide NDC 0472-0803

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)0472-0803Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width00472-0803Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package	Copy
0472-0803-02	00472080302	1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (0472-0803-02) / 59 mL in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from May 28, 2009
0472-0803-04	00472080304	1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (0472-0803-04) / 118 mL in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from May 28, 2009

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): Desonide
Generic name (nonproprietary): desonide
Active ingredients: Desonide — .5 mg/mL
Dosage form: Lotion
Route: Topical
Labeler: Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 072354
Marketing start: May 28, 2009
Marketing end: Mar 31, 2028
Other FDA classes: Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers: Product ID 0472-0803_f3953b9e-138f-4d86-8eea-0fc03c3c2747SPL ID f3953b9e-138f-4d86-8eea-0fc03c3c2747SPL set ID ff5d4cd8-ab4d-4a9e-b84b-445c81eeea99RxCUI 197572, 349351UNII J280872D1OUPC 0304720804604, 0304720803041
Pharmacologic class: Corticosteroid

Billing references

What Med-Code can say about coding this product, and where each statement comes from. Nothing here is inferred from the name alone.

HCPCS codeNo match

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

NDC on a medical claim

N400472080302 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00472-0803-02. 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 Sep 8, 2025.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE: Desonide Cream and Lotion are low to medium potency corticosteroids indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid responsive dermatoses.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 072354

Products listed under the same FDA application: other strengths and forms, and repackagers who relabel the same product.

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 072354
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Desonide	Desonide .5 mg/mL	LotionTopical	Bryant Ranch Prepack	63629-8739