NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)71399-0400Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width71399-0400Add 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
71399-0400-1713990400017139904000128.35 g in 1 TUBE (71399-0400-1)Marketed from Sep 13, 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)
Hydroquinone 4%
Generic name (nonproprietary)
hydroquinone
Active ingredients
Hydroquinone — 40 mg/g
Dosage form
Cream
Route
Topical
Labeler
Akron Pharma IncNDC labeler code 71399
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
Unapproved drug (other)
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Depigmenting Activity (Physiologic effect)Melanin Synthesis Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 71399-0400_f940dc72-b1bf-4234-944d-71c83f5e878dSPL ID f940dc72-b1bf-4234-944d-71c83f5e878dSPL set ID cbec45c9-4adb-4473-8c09-b1217d0f8ebcRxCUI 197795UNII XV74C1N1AE
Pharmacologic class
Melanin Synthesis Inhibitor

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

NDC on a medical claim

N471399040001 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71399-0400-01. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE HYDROQUINONE USP, 4% SKIN BLEACHING CREAM is indicated for the gradual bleaching of hyperpigmented skin conditions such as chloasma, melasma, freckles, senile lentigines, and other unwanted areas of melanin hyperpigmentation.

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About NDC 71399-0400

What is NDC 71399-0400?
71399-0400 is the product NDC for Hydroquinone 4% (hydroquinone), Hydroquinone 40 mg/g cream, listed with the FDA by Akron Pharma Inc. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Hydroquinone 4% (Hydroquinone).
What is the active ingredient?
Hydroquinone.
Who is the labeler?
Akron Pharma Inc, NDC labeler code 71399. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Hydroquinone 4%?
4 other product NDCs are listed under this name. See all Hydroquinone 4% NDCs.
Is there a related HCPCS / J-code?
Not in Med-Code's curated HCPCS directory. See Billing references above.

Other finished products listed under the same name: strengths, forms and labelers.

Other Hydroquinone 4% NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
Hydroquinone 4%hydroquinoneHydroquinone 40 mg/gCreamTopicalSOHM, Inc.50405-80050405-0800-01
Hydroquinone 4%hydroquinoneHydroquinone 40 mg/gCreamTopicalBryant Ranch Prepack72162-242272162-2422-02
Hydroquinone 4%hydroquinoneHydroquinone 40 mg/gCreamTopicalNivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.75834-13775834-0137-01
Hydroquinone 4%hydroquinoneHydroquinone 40 mg/gCreamTopicalAcella Pharmaceuticals, LLC42192-15142192-0151-01

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