NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)51662-1250Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width51662-1250Add 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
51662-1250-1516621250015 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE (51662-1250-1)Marketed from Sep 19, 2018

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 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)
Phenytoin Sodium
Generic name (nonproprietary)
phenytoin sodium
Active ingredients
Phenytoin sodium — 50 mg/mL
Dosage form
Injection
Route
Intramuscular, Intravenous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 084307
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Cytochrome P450 1A2 Inducers (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 2B6 Inducers (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 2C19 Inducers (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 2C8 Inducers (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 2C9 Inducers (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 2D6 Inducers (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 3A Inducers (Mechanism)Decreased Central Nervous System Disorganized Electrical Activity (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 51662-1250_ef6a784b-3d13-da51-e053-2a95a90ad05dSPL ID ef6a784b-3d13-da51-e053-2a95a90ad05dSPL set ID 763b549d-9b78-09dd-e053-2a91aa0aec7fRxCUI 1670353UNII 4182431BJH
Pharmacologic class
Anti-epileptic Agent

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 drug-specific HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory for this product. The directory is curated and not complete — check the current CMS HCPCS file before billing.

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

N451662125001 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 51662-1250-01. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Parenteral Phenytoin Sodium Injection is indicated for the treatment of generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus, and prevention and treatment of seizures occurring during neurosurgery. Intravenous phenytoin can also be substituted, as short-term use, for oral phenytoin. Parenteral phenytoin should be used only when oral phenytoin administration is not possible [see Dosage and Administration (2.1, 2.3) and Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].

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Other NDCs under ANDA 084307

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 084307
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Phenytoin SodiumPhenytoin sodium 50 mg/mLInjectionIntramuscular, IntravenousHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0641-6138
Phenytoin SodiumPhenytoin sodium 50 mg/mLInjectionIntramuscular, IntravenousHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0641-6139
Phenytoin SodiumPhenytoin sodium 50 mg/mLInjectionIntramuscular, IntravenousHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0641-2555
Phenytoin SodiumPhenytoin sodium 50 mg/mLInjectionIntramuscular, IntravenousHF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst51662-1251
Phenytoin SodiumPhenytoin sodium 50 mg/mLInjectionIntramuscular, IntravenousProPharma Distribution84549-093
Phenytoin SodiumPhenytoin sodium 50 mg/mLInjectionIntramuscular, IntravenousHenry Schein, Inc.0404-9808
Phenytoin SodiumPhenytoin sodium 50 mg/mLInjectionIntramuscular, IntravenousHenry Schein, Inc.0404-9932
Phenytoin SodiumPhenytoin sodium 50 mg/mLInjectionIntramuscular, IntravenousHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0641-0493
Phenytoin SodiumPhenytoin sodium 50 mg/mLInjectionIntramuscular, IntravenousMedical Purchasing Solutions, LLC71872-7079

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