NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)51662-1404Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width51662-1404Add 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
51662-1404-1516621404011 VIAL in 1 CARTON (51662-1404-1) / 20 mL in 1 VIALMarketed from Oct 19, 2019

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)
Doxapram Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
doxapram hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Doxapram hydrochloride — 20 mg/mL
Dosage form
Injection
Route
Intravenous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 014879
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Increased Medullary Respiratory Drive (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 51662-1404_2b37a91d-6020-e96f-e063-6394a90a3e7aSPL ID 2b37a91d-6020-e96f-e063-6394a90a3e7aSPL set ID 954859c0-a121-34d6-e053-2a95a90a1e19RxCUI 1047087UNII P5RU6UOQ5Y
Pharmacologic class
Respiratory Stimulant

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

N451662140401 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 51662-1404-01. 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)

INDICATIONS & USAGE Postanesthesia When the possibility of airway obstruction and/or hypoxia have been eliminated, doxapram may be used to stimulate respiration in patients with drug-induced postanesthesia respiratory depression or apnea other than that due to muscle relaxant drugs. To pharmacologically stimulate deep breathing in the postoperative patient. (A quantitative method of assessing oxygenation, such as pulse oximetry, is recommended.) Drug-Induced Central Nervous System Depression Exercising care to prevent vomiting and aspiration, doxapram may be used to stimulate respiration, hasten arousal, and to encourage the return of laryngopharyngeal reflexes in patients with mild to moder…

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Other NDCs under NDA 014879

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 014879
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Dopramdoxapram hydrochlorideDoxapram hydrochloride 20 mg/mLInjectionIntravenousHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0641-6018

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