Questran (cholestyramine) NDC 49884-937

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)49884-937Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width49884-0937Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package	Copy
49884-937-67	49884093767	210 g in 1 CAN (49884-937-67)Marketed from Jul 24, 2003

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): Questran
Generic name (nonproprietary): cholestyramine
Active ingredients: Cholestyramine — 4 g/5g
Dosage form: Powder, For suspension
Route: Oral
Labeler: Par Health USA, LLC
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 077203
Marketing start: Jul 24, 2003
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2027
Other FDA classes: Bile-acid Binding Activity (Mechanism)
Identifiers: Product ID 49884-937_55dc80b2-b583-45b9-9c28-708231ea5b5cSPL ID 55dc80b2-b583-45b9-9c28-708231ea5b5cSPL set ID 362ddd91-a63f-4ec6-841a-75785dd208c8RxCUI 848943, 848949, 1801279, 1801280UNII 4B33BGI082
Pharmacologic class: Bile Acid Sequestrant

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

N449884093767 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 49884-0937-67. 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

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Other NDCs under ANDA 077203

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 077203
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Cholestyramine	Cholestyramine 4 g/5g	Powder, For suspensionOral	Bryant Ranch Prepack	63629-2162
Cholestyramine	Cholestyramine 4 g/5g	Powder, For suspensionOral	Par Health USA, LLC	49884-466
Cholestyramine	Cholestyramine 4 g/5g	Powder, For suspensionOral	Bryant Ranch Prepack	72162-1505