Metformin Hydrochloride NDC 67877-159

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)67877-159Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width67877-0159Add 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
67877-159-01	67877015901	100 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (67877-159-01)Marketed from Nov 25, 2016
67877-159-05	67877015905	500 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (67877-159-05)Marketed from Nov 25, 2016
67877-159-10	67877015910	1000 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (67877-159-10)Marketed from Nov 25, 2016

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): Metformin Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary): metformin hydrochloride
Active ingredients: Metformin hydrochloride — 500 mg/1
Dosage form: Tablet, Extended release
Route: Oral
Labeler: Ascend Laboratories, LLC
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 201991
Marketing start: Mar 1, 2013
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2027
Other FDA classes: Biguanides (Chemical structure)
Identifiers: Product ID 67877-159_5bfcf9c6-ead6-4fb4-e063-6394a90a8680SPL ID 5bfcf9c6-ead6-4fb4-e063-6394a90a8680
Pharmacologic class: Biguanide

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

N467877015901 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 67877-0159-01. 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

The FDA listing for this product does not reference a label (SPL) set.