NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)55154-4384Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width55154-4384Add 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
55154-4384-6551544384066 BLISTER PACK in 1 BAG (55154-4384-6) / 1 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BLISTER PACKMarketed from Jan 23, 2014

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)
Atorvastatin Calcium
Generic name (nonproprietary)
atorvastatin calcium
Active ingredients
Atorvastatin calcium trihydrate — 80 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 091226
Marketing start
Marketing end
Other FDA classes
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 55154-4384_befe2578-33dc-43ca-85b4-3b2eed25cdb0SPL ID befe2578-33dc-43ca-85b4-3b2eed25cdb0SPL set ID aee307d6-b3fa-424f-8656-1f30ff413e95RxCUI 259255UNII 48A5M73Z4Q
Pharmacologic class
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor

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 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

N455154438406 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 55154-4384-06. 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)

Atorvastatin calcium tablets are indicated: • To reduce the risk of: o Myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, revascularization procedures, and angina in adults with multiple risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) but without clinically evident CHD o MI and stroke in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with multiple risk factors for CHD but without clinically evident CHD o Non-fatal MI, fatal and non-fatal stroke, revascularization procedures, hospitalization for congestive heart failure, and angina in adults with clinically evident CHD • As an adjunct to diet to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in: o Adults with primary hyperlipidemia. o Adults and pediatric patients …

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Other NDCs under ANDA 091226

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 091226
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.0378-3950
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.0378-3951
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 80 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.0378-3953
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.0378-3952
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 80 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-0284
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralSafecor Health, LLC48433-009
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralSafecor Health, LLC48433-007
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralSafecor Health, LLC48433-008
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 80 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralSafecor Health, LLC48433-010
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralMylan Institutional Inc.51079-210
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralMylan Institutional Inc.51079-208
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralMylan Institutional Inc.51079-209
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin calcium trihydrate 80 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralMylan Institutional Inc.51079-211

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