NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)55154-2581Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width55154-2581Add 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
55154-2581-05515425810010 BLISTER PACK in 1 BAG (55154-2581-0) / 1 TABLET in 1 BLISTER PACKMarketed from Mar 30, 2026

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)
Prednisone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
prednisone
Active ingredients
Prednisone — 20 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 208412
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 55154-2581_50e7b86d-6c0e-41b1-8104-fd18426005c8SPL ID 50e7b86d-6c0e-41b1-8104-fd18426005c8SPL set ID cdc2b903-5d86-45c1-b97c-2da48445dbddRxCUI 312615UNII VB0R961HZT
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

No HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory. Oral products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N455154258100 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 55154-2581-00. 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

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Other NDCs under ANDA 208412

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 208412
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
prednisonePrednisone 20 mg/1TabletOralMedsource Pharmaceuticals45865-884
prednisonePrednisone 20 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2895
prednisonePrednisone 10 mg/1TabletOralQPharma Inc42708-166
prednisonePrednisone 10 mg/1TabletOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-972
prednisonePrednisone 10 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2069
prednisonePrednisone 20 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2079
prednisonePrednisone 50 mg/1TabletOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-6376
prednisonePrednisone 10 mg/1TabletOralSportpharm LLC85766-001
prednisonePrednisone 20 mg/1TabletOralSportpharm LLC85766-002
prednisonePrednisone 5 mg/1TabletOralQPharma Inc42708-186
PrednisonePrednisone 50 mg/1TabletOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-854
PrednisonePrednisone 20 mg/1TabletOralDirect_Rx72189-430
prednisonePrednisone 5 mg/1TabletOralAdvanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC80425-0482
prednisonePrednisone 10 mg/1TabletOralAdvanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC80425-0484
prednisonePrednisone 10 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2122
prednisonePrednisone 10 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8166
prednisonePrednisone 20 mg/1TabletOralAdvanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC80425-0487
prednisonePrednisone 5 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2134
prednisonePrednisone 5 mg/1TabletOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-903
prednisonePrednisone 20 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2149

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