NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)51662-1606Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width51662-1606Add 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
51662-1606-35166216060325 POUCH in 1 CASE (51662-1606-3) / 1 VIAL, MULTI-DOSE in 1 POUCH (51662-1606-2) / 50 mL in 1 VIAL, MULTI-DOSEMarketed from Aug 1, 2022

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)
0.25% BUPIVACAINE HCl
Generic name (nonproprietary)
0.25% bupivacaine hcl
Active ingredients
Bupivacaine hydrochloride2.5 mg/mL
Dosage form
Injection, Solution
Route
Infiltration, Perineural
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 070590
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Amides (Chemical structure)Local Anesthesia (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 51662-1606_1b5824c7-c46a-48c6-e063-6394a90a22ceSPL ID 1b5824c7-c46a-48c6-e063-6394a90a22ceSPL set ID 950d82b6-76a1-0c08-e053-2a95a90a3a92RxCUI 1012396, 1012404UNII 7TQO7W3VT8
Pharmacologic class
Amide Local Anesthetic

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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NDC on a medical claim

N451662160603 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 51662-1606-03. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS & USAGE Bupivacaine Hydrochloride is indicated for the production of local or regional anesthesia or analgesia for surgery, dental and oral surgery procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and for obstetrical procedures. Only the 0.25% and 0.5% concentrations are indicated for obstetrical anesthesia (See WARNINGS ). Experience with nonobstetrical surgical procedures in pregnant patients is not sufficient to recommend use of 0.75% concentration of Bupivacaine Hydrochloride in these patients. Bupivacaine Hydrochloride is not recommended for intravenous regional anesthesia (Bier Block) (See WARNINGS ). The routes of administration and indicated Bupivacaine Hydrochloride co

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