NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)55150-264Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width55150-0264Add 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
55150-264-20551500264201 VIAL, MULTI-DOSE in 1 CARTON (55150-264-20) / 1 INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION in 1 VIAL, MULTI-DOSEMarketed from Dec 15, 2015

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)
Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
methylprednisolone sodium succinate
Active ingredients
Methylprednisolone sodium succinate — 500 mg/1
Dosage form
Injection, Powder, Lyophilized, For solution
Route
Intramuscular, Intravenous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 207667
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 55150-264_6e09ea9a-c9a2-409c-96a8-582180d6160eSPL ID 6e09ea9a-c9a2-409c-96a8-582180d6160eSPL set ID 2035f00e-2299-473a-b004-cb93f541cfa9RxCUI 311659, 314099, 1357886, 1743704UNII LEC9GKY20KUPC 0355150265503, 0355150264209
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

Billing references

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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

N455150026420 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 55150-0264-20. 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 AND USAGE When oral therapy is not feasible, and the strength, dosage form, and route of administration of the drug reasonably lend the preparation to the treatment of the condition, the intravenous or intramuscular use of methylprednisolone sodium succinate for injection is indicated as follows: Allergic states: Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment in asthma, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, drug hypersensitivity reactions, serum sickness, transfusion reactions. Dermatologic diseases: Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis, exfoliative erythroderma, mycosis fungoides, pemphigus, severe erythema multiform…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 207667

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 207667
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Methylprednisolone Sodium SuccinateMethylprednisolone sodium succinate 125 mg/1Injection, Powder, Lyophilized, For solutionIntramuscular, IntravenousEugia US LLC55150-263
Methylprednisolone Sodium SuccinateMethylprednisolone sodium succinate 40 mg/1Injection, Powder, Lyophilized, For solutionIntramuscular, IntravenousEugia US LLC55150-262
Methylprednisolone Sodium SuccinateMethylprednisolone sodium succinate 2 g/1Injection, Powder, Lyophilized, For solutionIntramuscular, IntravenousEugia US LLC55150-265

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