NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)62135-960Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width62135-0960Add 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
62135-960-0162135096001100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (62135-960-01)Marketed from May 7, 2021
62135-960-0562135096005500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (62135-960-05)Marketed from May 7, 2021
62135-960-10621350960101000 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (62135-960-10)Marketed from May 7, 2021
62135-960-3162135096031300 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (62135-960-31)Marketed from May 7, 2021

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)
Sulfasalazine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
sulfasalazine
Active ingredients
Sulfasalazine — 500 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 080197
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Aminosalicylic Acids (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 62135-960_ef9f56ad-c921-6fe7-e053-2a95a90a85afSPL ID ef9f56ad-c921-6fe7-e053-2a95a90a85afSPL set ID 029716bd-ee1a-484c-bf1f-ec8d02d5281bRxCUI 198232UNII 3XC8GUZ6CBUPC 0362135960018, 0362135960056, 0362135960315, 0362135960100
Pharmacologic class
Aminosalicylate

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

N462135096001 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 62135-0960-01. 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 Sulfasalazine Tablets are indicated: a) in the treatment of mild to moderate ulcerative colitis, and as adjunctive therapy in severe ulcerative colitis; and b) for the prolongation of the remission period between acute attacks of ulcerative colitis.

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