NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)70710-1896Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width70710-1896Add 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
70710-1896-67071018960610 VIAL in 1 CARTON (70710-1896-6) / 6 mL in 1 VIAL (70710-1896-1)Marketed from Feb 28, 2023

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)
Arsenic trioxide
Generic name (nonproprietary)
arsenic trioxide
Active ingredients
Arsenic trioxide2 mg/mL
Dosage form
Injection, Solution
Route
Intravenous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 206228
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 70710-1896_29dd291f-caa8-4ac4-ab3d-d5769be390f2SPL ID 29dd291f-caa8-4ac4-ab3d-d5769be390f2SPL set ID 3e1d2b63-ccb2-4e97-a009-5983eabf65e4RxCUI 1992545UNII S7V92P67HO

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

N470710189606 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 70710-1896-06. 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)

Arsenic trioxide injection is an arsenical indicated: In combination with tretinoin for treatment of adults with newly-diagnosed low-risk acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) whose APL is characterized by the presence of the t(15;17) translocation or PML/RAR-alpha gene expression. ( 1.1 ) For induction of remission and consolidation in patients with APL who are refractory to, or have relapsed from, retinoid and anthracycline chemotherapy, and whose APL is characterized by the presence of the t(15;17) translocation or PML/RAR-alpha gene expression. ( 1.2 ) 1.1 Newly-Diagnosed Low-Risk APL Arsenic trioxide injection is indicated in combination with tretinoin for treatment of adults with newly-di

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Other NDCs under ANDA 206228

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 206228
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Arsenic trioxideArsenic trioxide 1 mg/mLInjection, SolutionIntravenousZydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.70710-1895
Arsenic trioxideArsenic trioxide 2 mg/mLInjection, SolutionIntravenousZydus Lifesciences Limited49315-007
Arsenic trioxideArsenic trioxide 1 mg/mLInjection, SolutionIntravenousZydus Lifesciences Limited49315-005
Arsenic trioxideArsenic trioxide 1 mg/mLInjection, SolutionIntravenousZydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.68382-997
Arsenic trioxideArsenic trioxide 2 mg/mLInjection, SolutionIntravenousZydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.70710-1610

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