NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68001-487Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68001-0487Add 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
68001-487-066800104870660 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (68001-487-06)Marketed from Feb 22, 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)
Capecitabine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
capecitabine
Active ingredients
Capecitabine — 150 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 202593
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68001-487_fcfd1ff2-e3d6-dfff-e053-6394a90ababeSPL ID fcfd1ff2-e3d6-dfff-e053-6394a90ababeSPL set ID bbb12406-ce02-3f31-e053-2995a90a0b16RxCUI 200327, 200328UNII 6804DJ8Z9U
Pharmacologic class
Nucleoside Metabolic 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

N468001048706 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68001-0487-06. 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)

Capecitabine is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor indicated for: Colorectal Cancer ● adjuvant treatment of patients with Stage III colon cancer as a single agent or as a component of a combination chemotherapy regimen. ( 1.1 ) ● perioperative treatment of adults with locally advanced rectal cancer as a component of chemoradiotherapy.( 1.1 ) ● treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer as a single agent or as a component of a combination chemotherapy regimen. ( 1.1 ) Breast Cancer ● treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer as a single agent if an anthracycline- or taxane-containing chemotherapy is not indicated. ( 1.2 ) ● treatment of patient…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 202593

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 202593
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
CapecitabineCapecitabine 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBluePoint Laboratories68001-488
CapecitabineCapecitabine 150 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAccord Healthcare Inc.16729-072
CapecitabineCapecitabine 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAccord Healthcare Inc.16729-073

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