NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)27241-216Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width27241-0216Add 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
27241-216-0127241021601100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (27241-216-01)Marketed from May 20, 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)
Chlorthalidone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
chlorthalidone
Active ingredients
Chlorthalidone — 25 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 214129
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Increased Diuresis (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 27241-216_b86aa381-0b56-4d5f-b75a-5648eabefa5dSPL ID b86aa381-0b56-4d5f-b75a-5648eabefa5dSPL set ID 284f4707-14ab-426f-80d6-79f1186419f9RxCUI 197499, 197500UNII Q0MQD1073QUPC 0327241217012, 0327241216015
Pharmacologic class
Thiazide-like Diuretic

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

N427241021601 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 27241-0216-01. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Diuretics such as chlorthalidone are indicated in the management of hypertension either as the sole therapeutic agent or to enhance the effect of other antihypertensive drugs in the more severe forms of hypertension. Chlorthalidone is indicated as adjunctive therapy in edema associated with congestive heart failure, hepatic cirrhosis, and corticosteroid and estrogen therapy. Chlorthalidone has also been found useful in edema due to various forms of renal dysfunction, such as nephrotic syndrome, acute glomerulonephritis, and chronic renal failure. Usage in Pregnancy The routine use of diuretics in an otherwise healthy woman is inappropriate and exposes mother and fetus t…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 214129

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 214129
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone 25 mg/1TabletOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-992
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone 50 mg/1TabletOralAjanta Pharma USA Inc.27241-217
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone 25 mg/1TabletOralDirect_Rx72189-507
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone 25 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8294
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone 25 mg/1TabletOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-5643

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