NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)24689-101Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width24689-0101Add 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
24689-101-01246890101011 TUBE in 1 CARTON (24689-101-01) / 28.35 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Nov 1, 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)
Hydroquinone cream
Generic name (nonproprietary)
hydroquinone
Active ingredients
Hydroquinone — 40 mg/g
Dosage form
Cream
Route
Topical
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
Unapproved drug (other)
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Depigmenting Activity (Physiologic effect)Melanin Synthesis Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 24689-101_ced62618-e87e-12b9-e053-2a95a90a3013SPL ID ced62618-e87e-12b9-e053-2a95a90a3013SPL set ID ced62618-e87d-12b9-e053-2a95a90a3013RxCUI 197795UNII XV74C1N1AEUPC 0324689101019
Pharmacologic class
Melanin Synthesis Inhibitor

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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NDC on a medical claim

N424689010101 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 24689-0101-01. 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

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