NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)63187-240Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width63187-0240Add 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
63187-240-306318702403030 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (63187-240-30)Marketed from Apr 1, 2022
63187-240-606318702406060 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (63187-240-60)Marketed from Feb 22, 2023
63187-240-906318702409090 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (63187-240-90)Marketed from Feb 22, 2023

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)
Allopurinol
Generic name (nonproprietary)
allopurinol
Active ingredients
Allopurinol — 300 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 018877
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 63187-240_dc8eb4a8-0fb0-4964-9d48-b299f99744f6SPL ID dc8eb4a8-0fb0-4964-9d48-b299f99744f6SPL set ID 0ca4baed-c5d8-4de4-ac17-6e5d1df15c03RxCUI 197319, 197320UNII 63CZ7GJN5IUPC 0363187463304, 0363187240301
Pharmacologic class
Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor

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

N463187024030 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 63187-0240-30. 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 THIS IS NOT AN INNOCUOUS DRUG. IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE TREATMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC HYPERURICEMIA. Allopurinol reduces serum and urinary uric acid concentrations. Its use should be individualized for each patient and requires an understanding of its mode of action and pharmacokinetics (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY , CONTRAINDICATIONS , WARNINGS and PRECAUTIONS ). Allopurinol is indicated in: the management of patients with signs and symptoms of primary or secondary gout (acute attacks, tophi, joint destruction, uric acid lithiasis, and/or nephropathy). the management of patients with leukemia, lymphoma and malignancies who are receiving cancer therapy which causes eleva…

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