NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0597-0435Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00597-0435Add 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
0597-0435-96005970435961 BAG in 1 CARTON (0597-0435-96) / 60 PELLET in 1 BAGMarketed from Mar 16, 2022

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)
Pradaxa
Generic name (nonproprietary)
dabigatran etexilate
Active ingredients
Dabigatran etexilate mesylate — 40 mg/1
Dosage form
Pellet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 214358
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Thrombin Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 0597-0435_56b1a7c2-0afd-40c6-bda5-563e234a9f28SPL ID 56b1a7c2-0afd-40c6-bda5-563e234a9f28SPL set ID 9ac0a64a-8666-45f7-9d4f-40fd894f7e6dRxCUI 2590616, 2590619, 2590620, 2590621, 2590623, 2590625, 2590627, 2590629, 2590631, 2590633, 2590635, 2590637UNII SC7NUW5IIT
Pharmacologic class
Direct Thrombin Inhibitor

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

N400597043596 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00597-0435-96. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

PRADAXA Oral Pellets are a direct thrombin inhibitor indicated: For the treatment of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in pediatric patients aged 3 months to less than 12 years of age who have been treated with a parenteral anticoagulant for at least 5 days ( 1.1 ) To reduce the risk of recurrence of VTE in pediatric patients aged 3 months to less than 12 years of age who have been previously treated ( 1.2 ) 1.1 Treatment of Venous Thromboembolic Events in Pediatric Patients PRADAXA Oral Pellets are indicated for the treatment of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in pediatric patients aged 3 months to less than 12 years of age who have been treated with a parenteral anticoagulant for at le…

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Other NDCs under NDA 214358

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 214358
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Pradaxadabigatran etexilateDabigatran etexilate mesylate 30 mg/1PelletOralBoehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.0597-0430
Pradaxadabigatran etexilateDabigatran etexilate mesylate 20 mg/1PelletOralBoehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.0597-0425
Pradaxadabigatran etexilateDabigatran etexilate mesylate 50 mg/1PelletOralBoehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.0597-0440
Pradaxadabigatran etexilateDabigatran etexilate mesylate 110 mg/1PelletOralBoehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.0597-0445
Pradaxadabigatran etexilateDabigatran etexilate mesylate 150 mg/1PelletOralBoehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.0597-0450

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