proparacaine hydrochloride NDC 68071-5139

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)68071-5139Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width68071-5139Add 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	Copy
68071-5139-5	68071513905	15 mL in 1 BOTTLE (68071-5139-5)Marketed from Dec 23, 2019

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): proparacaine hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary): proparacaine hydrochloride
Active ingredients: Proparacaine hydrochloride — 5 mg/mL
Dosage form: Solution/ drops
Route: Ophthalmic
Labeler: NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 080027
Marketing start: Oct 19, 1973
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
Other FDA classes: Local Anesthesia (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers: Product ID 68071-5139_2abe0121-d9c6-92c1-e063-6294a90afa54SPL ID 2abe0121-d9c6-92c1-e063-6294a90afa54SPL set ID 9a67a989-ec6b-4a26-e053-2a95a90a826dRxCUI 1191013UNII U96OL57GOYUPC 0368071513950
Pharmacologic class: Local Anesthetic

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. Ophthalmic products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N468071513905 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68071-5139-05. 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 Jan 2, 2025.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE: ALCAINE ® ophthalmic solution is indicated for procedures in which a topical ophthalmic anesthetic is indicated: corneal anesthesia of short duration, e.g. tonometry, gonioscopy, removal of corneal foreign bodies, and for short corneal and conjunctival procedures.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 080027

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 080027
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Alcaineproparacaine hydrochloride	Proparacaine hydrochloride 5 mg/mL	Solution/ dropsOphthalmic	Alcon Laboratories, Inc.	0998-0016
Proparacaine Hydrochloride	Proparacaine hydrochloride 5 mg/mL	Solution/ dropsOphthalmic	Sportpharm LLC	85766-056
Proparacaine Hydrochloride	Proparacaine hydrochloride 5 mg/mL	Solution/ dropsOphthalmic	REMEDYREPACK INC.	70518-3408
Proparacaine Hydrochloride	Proparacaine hydrochloride 5 mg/mL	Solution/ dropsOphthalmic	Sandoz Inc.	61314-016