NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)51655-149Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width51655-0149Add 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
51655-149-265165501492690 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (51655-149-26)Marketed from Feb 9, 2022
51655-149-525165501495230 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (51655-149-52)Marketed from May 7, 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)
Escitalopram
Generic name (nonproprietary)
escitalopram
Active ingredients
Escitalopram oxalate10 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 202389
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 51655-149_48c3f3e4-25a2-6aa7-e063-6394a90a0057SPL ID 48c3f3e4-25a2-6aa7-e063-6394a90a0057SPL set ID d9ba6c65-22bd-10c4-e053-2995a90ada2eRxCUI 349332UNII 5U85DBW7LO
Pharmacologic class
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor

Billing references

What Med-Code can say about coding this product, and where each statement comes from. Nothing here is inferred from the name alone.

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

N451655014926 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 51655-0149-26. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Escitalopram oxalate is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) indicated for the: treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older ( 1 ) treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adults ( 1 ) Escitalopram tablet is indicated for the treatment of: major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older. generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adults. Additional pediatric use information is approved for AbbVie Inc.’s LEXAPRO (escitalopram) tablets and LEXAPRO (escitalopram) oral solution. However, due to AbbVie Inc.’s marketing exclusivity rights, this drug product is not labeled with that

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 202389

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 202389
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1002
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralProficient Rx LP71205-325
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralProficient Rx LP71205-344
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.68071-3069
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1030
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-236
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-4915
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-766
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.43063-661
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-194
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAccord Healthcare Inc.16729-168
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAccord Healthcare Inc.16729-169
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAccord Healthcare Inc.16729-170
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-425
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-4985
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-449
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2058

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