NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)67457-217Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width67457-0217Add 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
67457-217-20674570217201 VIAL, MULTI-DOSE in 1 CARTON (67457-217-20) / 20 mL in 1 VIAL, MULTI-DOSEMarketed from May 17, 2010

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)
Methadone Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
methadone hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Methadone hydrochloride — 10 mg/mL
Dosage form
Injection, Solution
Route
Intramuscular, Intravenous, Subcutaneous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 021624
Marketing start
Listing expires
DEA schedule
CII
Other FDA classes
Full Opioid Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 67457-217_2576be5b-78c8-4e49-996f-3e34a4bc5ee2SPL ID 2576be5b-78c8-4e49-996f-3e34a4bc5ee2SPL set ID 092d78eb-6423-495c-bf0d-e6532bea7138RxCUI 864714UNII 229809935B
Pharmacologic class
Opioid Agonist

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 drug-specific HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory for this product. The directory is curated and not complete — check the current CMS HCPCS file before billing.

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

N467457021720 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 67457-0217-20. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE 1. Methadone Hydrochloride Injection is indicated for the management of severe and persistent pain that requires an opioid analgesic and that cannot be adequately treated with alternative options, including immediate-release opioids. Limitations of Use • Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and death, which can occur at any dosage or duration (see WARNINGS ), and persist over the course of therapy, reserve opioid analgesics, including Methadone Hydrochloride Injection, for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain. • Methadone Hyd…

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