Ceftriaxone Sodium NDC 60505-6150

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)60505-6150Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width60505-6150Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package	Copy
60505-6150-5	60505615005	1 VIAL, PHARMACY BULK PACKAGE in 1 CARTON (60505-6150-5) / 1 INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION in 1 VIAL, PHARMACY BULK PACKAGEMarketed from Jan 21, 2019

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): Ceftriaxone Sodium
Generic name (nonproprietary): ceftriaxone sodium
Active ingredients: Ceftriaxone sodium — 10 g/1
Dosage form: Injection, Powder, For solution
Route: Intravenous
Labeler: Apotex Corp.
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 209218
Marketing start: Jan 21, 2019
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
Other FDA classes: Cephalosporins (Chemical structure)
Identifiers: Product ID 60505-6150_7e33cb12-f475-450f-9df3-9158dea19877SPL ID 7e33cb12-f475-450f-9df3-9158dea19877SPL set ID ac03a72c-0e35-40f9-b7fc-081badb5f19cRxCUI 309090UNII 023Z5BR09KUPC 0360505615056
Pharmacologic class: Cephalosporin Antibacterial

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 codeMed-Code curated

J0696 — Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg

Billing unit: 250 mg. Units on the claim = dose given ÷ 250 mg.

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

N460505615005 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 60505-6150-05. 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 Jan 28, 2023.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Before instituting treatment with ceftriaxone, appropriate specimens should be obtained for isolation of the causative organism and for determination of its susceptibility to the drug. Therapy may be instituted prior to obtaining results of susceptibility testing. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of ceftriaxone for injection, USP and other antibacterial drugs, ceftriaxone for injection, USP should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modif…

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