NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)70954-056Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width70954-0056Add 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
70954-056-1070954005610100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (70954-056-10)Marketed from Jul 6, 2021
70954-056-20709540056201000 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (70954-056-20)Marketed from Jul 6, 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)
Prednisone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
prednisone
Active ingredients
Prednisone — 1 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 215246
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 70954-056_08d9d724-eebf-4785-a0ac-95c049bc9488SPL ID 08d9d724-eebf-4785-a0ac-95c049bc9488SPL set ID 7335a293-992b-490c-ab8a-66a7ca1eea30RxCUI 198144UNII VB0R961HZTUPC 0370954056102, 0370954056201
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

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

N470954005610 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 70954-0056-10. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS & USAGE Endocrine disorders : primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the first choice; synthetic analogs may be used in conjunction with mineralocorticoids where applicable; in infancy mineralocorticoid supplementation is of particular importance), congenital adrenal hyperplasia, nonsuppurative thyroiditis, hypercalcemia associated with cancer. Rheumatic disorders : as adjunctive therapy for short-term administration (to tide the patient over an acute episode or exacerbation) in: psoriatic arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis, including juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (selected cases may require low-dose maintenance therapy); ankylosing spondyl…

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