NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)51662-1566Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width51662-1566Add 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
51662-1566-151662156601250 mL in 1 BAG (51662-1566-1)Marketed from Jul 10, 2021

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)
Dobutamine Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
dobutamine hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Dobutamine hydrochloride — 100 mg/100mL
Dosage form
Injection
Route
Intravenous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 020255
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Adrenergic beta-Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 51662-1566_1035c14e-d1ea-8603-e063-6394a90a430bSPL ID 1035c14e-d1ea-8603-e063-6394a90a430bSPL set ID c6ceb8d3-e46e-f0da-e053-2995a90a8c3cRxCUI 309985UNII 0WR771DJXV
Pharmacologic class
beta-Adrenergic Agonist

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

N451662156601 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 51662-1566-01. 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 Dobutamine Hydrochloride in 5% Dextrose Injection is indicated when parenteral therapy is necessary for inotropic support in the short-term treatment of patients with cardiac decompensation due to depressed contractility resulting either from organic heart disease or from cardiac surgical procedures. Experience with intravenous dobutamine in controlled trials does not extend beyond 48 hours of repeated boluses and/or continuous infusions. Whether given orally, continuously intravenously, or intermittently intravenously, neither dobutamine nor any other cyclic-AMP-dependent inotrope has been shown in controlled trials to be safe or effective in the long-term treatment of c…

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Other NDCs under NDA 020255

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 020255
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Dobutamine Hydrochloride in Dextrosedobutamine hydrochlorideDobutamine hydrochloride 100 mg/100mLInjectionIntravenousBaxter Healthcare Corporation0338-1073
Dobutamine Hydrochloride in Dextrosedobutamine hydrochlorideDobutamine hydrochloride 200 mg/100mLInjectionIntravenousBaxter Healthcare Corporation0338-1075
Dobutamine Hydrochloride in Dextrosedobutamine hydrochlorideDobutamine hydrochloride 400 mg/100mLInjectionIntravenousBaxter Healthcare Corporation0338-1077

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