NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)70771-1705Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width70771-1705Add 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
70771-1705-170771170501100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (70771-1705-1)Marketed from Apr 15, 2024

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)
Dexamethasone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
dexamethasone
Active ingredients
Dexamethasone — .75 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 216282
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 70771-1705_ebc1bd42-82a5-40dc-ab21-b8d5252518b3SPL ID ebc1bd42-82a5-40dc-ab21-b8d5252518b3SPL set ID 522a1a49-5540-4245-a15f-e3cdc0a97a5eRxCUI 197577, 197580, 197582, 197583, 343033UNII 7S5I7G3JQL
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

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

N470771170501 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 70771-1705-01. 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

Current FDA label (SPL), effective .

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Other NDCs under ANDA 216282

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 216282
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-170
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-168
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .75 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-169
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-171
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 6 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-172
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1699
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 6 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1700
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1704
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1707
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc68788-4113
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralDirect_rx72189-572
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-3054
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-4669
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .75 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-501
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .75 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8763

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