NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68071-2288Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68071-2288Add 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
68071-2288-4680712288044 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68071-2288-4)Marketed from Oct 28, 2020

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 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)
Metronidazole
Generic name (nonproprietary)
metronidazole
Active ingredients
Metronidazole — 500 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 079067
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Nitroimidazoles (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 68071-2288_1d782d6d-d3bd-b7fb-e063-6294a90a4ff3SPL ID 1d782d6d-d3bd-b7fb-e063-6294a90a4ff3SPL set ID b2bd62c2-c6ed-f459-e053-2a95a90a90ebRxCUI 311681UNII 140QMO216EUPC 0368071228847
Pharmacologic class
Nitroimidazole Antimicrobial

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

N468071228804 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68071-2288-04. 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

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Other NDCs under ANDA 079067

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 079067
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-007
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-5073
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralAvPAK50268-534
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralAvPAK50268-535
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-011
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-016
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-017
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1681
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-428
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-429

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