NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)24208-508Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width24208-0508Add 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
24208-508-01242080508011 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (24208-508-01) / 5 g in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from Feb 17, 2021

How the 11-digit form is made: The product segment has 3 digits, so one leading zero is added to it (5-3-2 → 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)
Loteprednol Etabonate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
loteprednol etabonate
Active ingredients
Loteprednol etabonate5 mg/g
Dosage form
Gel
Route
Ophthalmic
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA authorized genericApplication NDA 202872
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 24208-508_0cdbef52-3996-4d79-85ae-c5dd70ac93edSPL ID 0cdbef52-3996-4d79-85ae-c5dd70ac93edSPL set ID 7bbdbd31-5a8f-4d69-aa8e-5b700895e804RxCUI 1312625UNII YEH1EZ96K6
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. Ophthalmic products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N424208050801 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 24208-0508-01. 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)

Loteprednol Etabonate Ophthalmic Gel is a corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of post-operative inflammation and pain following ocular surgery. Loteprednol Etabonate Ophthalmic Gel is a corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of postoperative inflammation and pain following ocular surgery. ( 1 )

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Other NDCs under NDA 202872

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 202872
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Lotemaxloteprednol etabonateLoteprednol etabonate 5 mg/gGelOphthalmicBausch & Lomb Incorporated24208-503
Loteprednol EtabonateLoteprednol etabonate 5 mg/gGelOphthalmicBausch & Lomb Americas Inc.82260-508

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