NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)43817-906Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width43817-0906Add 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
43817-906-01438170906011 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 CARTON (43817-906-01) / 50 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSEMarketed from May 6, 2019

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)
Azacitidine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
azacitidine
Active ingredients
Azacitidine — 100 mg/50mL
Dosage form
Injection, Powder, Lyophilized, For solution
Route
Subcutaneous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 207234
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 43817-906_dcfb97f4-4218-4d97-ba28-4f97dabe4ac0SPL ID dcfb97f4-4218-4d97-ba28-4f97dabe4ac0SPL set ID 9abb489d-ce54-4140-83f6-b756f00b0967RxCUI 485246UNII M801H13NRU
Pharmacologic class
Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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Administration

Drug administration (CPT 96360–96549)

When a clinician administers the drug, the administration is reported separately. Codes in this range cover hydration, therapeutic injections and infusions, and chemotherapy or other complex drug administration. The right code depends on route, duration and drug type, and self-administered drugs are not billed this way.

How CPT relates to drug billing

NDC on a medical claim

N443817090601 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 43817-0906-01. 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)

Azacitidine for injection is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor indicated for the treatment of patients with the following FAB myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) subtypes: Refractory anemia (RA) or refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (RARS) (if accompanied by neutropenia or thrombocytopenia or requiring transfusions), refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB), refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation (RAEB-T), and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMMoL). ( 1 ) 1.1 Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Azacitidine for injection is indicated for treatment of patients with the following French-American-British (FAB) myelodysplastic syndrome subtypes: refractory anemia (RA) or refract…

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