NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)51655-012Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width51655-0012Add 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
51655-012-03516550012033 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, DISPENSING (51655-012-03)Marketed from Aug 11, 2014
51655-012-87516550012876 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, DISPENSING (51655-012-87)Marketed from Aug 11, 2014

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)
Dexamethasone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
dexamethasone
Active ingredients
Dexamethasone — 4 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 084612
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 51655-012_46dda880-497d-fa44-e063-6394a90ad5f8SPL ID 46dda880-497d-fa44-e063-6394a90ad5f8SPL set ID aa30086a-8551-413e-9cf2-6393093cfcfdRxCUI 197582UNII 7S5I7G3JQL
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

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

N451655001203 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 51655-0012-03. 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 Allergic States Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment in asthma, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, drug hypersensitivity reactions, perennial or seasonal allergic rhinitis, and serum sickness. Dermatologic Diseases Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis, exfoliative erythroderma, mycosis fungoides, pemphigus, and severe erythema multiforme (Stevens-Johnson syndrome). Endocrine Disorders Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the drug of choice; may be used in conjunction with synthetic mineralocorticoid analogs where applicable; in infancy mineralocortico…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 084612

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 084612
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 6 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-8183
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-4184
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-3742
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .75 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-8180
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-4182
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 2 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-8176
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .75 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-4180
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-8174
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.51407-361
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-4901
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 6 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-4186
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralDirect Rx72189-254
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.55289-582
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-8181
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-1534
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 2 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-4183
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-8179
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-4181
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralProficient Rx LP63187-561
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0054-8175

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