NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)66993-423Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width66993-0423Add 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
66993-423-8566993042385669930423856 BOTTLE in 1 PACKAGE (66993-423-85) / 15 TABLET, CHEWABLE in 1 BOTTLE (66993-423-53)Marketed from Aug 30, 2017

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)
Lanthanum carbonate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
lanthanum carbonate
Active ingredients
Lanthanum carbonate — 750 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Chewable
Route
Oral
Labeler
Prasco LaboratoriesNDC labeler code 66993
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA authorized genericApplication NDA 021468
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Phosphate Chelating Activity (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 66993-423_bac21d2f-425d-46ab-ae15-e8cfb373615eSPL ID bac21d2f-425d-46ab-ae15-e8cfb373615eSPL set ID bb263fe8-2bdf-4dba-807f-194f54a73654RxCUI 477347, 602635, 642452UNII 490D9F069T
Pharmacologic class
Phosphate Binder

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

N466993042385 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 66993-0423-85. 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)

LANTHANUM CARBONATE is a phosphate binder indicated to reduce serum phosphate in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Management of elevated serum phosphorus levels in patients with ESRD usually includes all of the following: reduction in dietary intake of phosphate, removal of phosphate by dialysis, and reduction of intestinal phosphate absorption with phosphate binders. LANTHANUM CARBONATE is a phosphate binder indicated to reduce serum phosphate in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). ( 1 )

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About NDC 66993-423

What is NDC 66993-423?
66993-423 is the product NDC for Lanthanum carbonate, Lanthanum carbonate 750 mg/1 tablet, chewable, listed with the FDA by Prasco Laboratories. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Lanthanum carbonate.
What is the active ingredient?
Lanthanum carbonate.
Who is the labeler?
Prasco Laboratories, NDC labeler code 66993. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Lanthanum carbonate?
16 other product NDCs are listed under this name. See all Lanthanum carbonate NDCs.
Is there a related HCPCS / J-code?
Not in Med-Code's curated HCPCS directory. See Billing references above.

Other finished products listed under the same name: strengths, forms and labelers.

Other Lanthanum carbonate NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
Lanthanum CarbonateLanthanum carbonate 500 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralAscend Laboratories, LLC67877-25667877-0256-90
Lanthanum CarbonateLanthanum carbonate 750 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralAscend Laboratories, LLC67877-25767877-0257-90
Lanthanum CarbonateLanthanum carbonate 1000 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralAscend Laboratories, LLC67877-25867877-0258-90
Lanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate 500 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralTeva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0093-593800093-5938-98
Lanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate 750 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralTeva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.0093-593900093-5939-98
Lanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate 500 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralCipla USA Inc.69097-93469097-0934-98
Lanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate 750 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralCipla USA Inc.69097-93569097-0935-98
Lanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate 1000 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralCipla USA Inc.69097-93669097-0936-98
Lanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate 500 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralExelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.76282-47676282-0476-90
Lanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate 750 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralExelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.76282-47776282-0477-90

All 17 Lanthanum carbonate NDCs

Other NDCs under NDA 021468

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 021468
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Fosrenollanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate 500 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralTakeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.54092-252
Fosrenollanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate 750 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralTakeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.54092-253
Fosrenollanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate 1000 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralTakeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.54092-254
Lanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate 500 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralPrasco Laboratories66993-422
Lanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate 1000 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralPrasco Laboratories66993-424

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