NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)17856-3722Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width17856-3722Add 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
17856-3722-1178563722015 mL in 1 CUP (17856-3722-1)Marketed from May 5, 2016
17856-3722-21785637220245 SYRINGE in 1 CASE (17856-3722-2) / 5 mL in 1 SYRINGEMarketed from Sep 17, 2026
17856-3722-31785637220345 SYRINGE in 1 CASE (17856-3722-3) / 5 mL in 1 SYRINGEMarketed from Sep 17, 2026

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 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)
PredniSONE
Generic name (nonproprietary)
prednisone
Active ingredients
Prednisone — 5 mg/5mL
Dosage form
Solution
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 088703
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 17856-3722_5baf5a69-3431-f2ff-e063-6394a90af439SPL ID 5baf5a69-3431-f2ff-e063-6394a90af439
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

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

N417856372201 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 17856-3722-01. 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

The FDA listing for this product does not reference a label (SPL) set.

Other NDCs under ANDA 088703

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 088703
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
PredniSONEPrednisone 5 mg/5mLSolutionOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-3722

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