NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)71656-022Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width71656-0022Add 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
71656-022-017165600220110 TRAY in 1 CASE (71656-022-01) / 10 CUP, UNIT-DOSE in 1 TRAY / 15 mL in 1 CUP, UNIT-DOSE (71656-022-15)Marketed from Oct 5, 2023
71656-022-1671656002216473 mL in 1 BOTTLE (71656-022-16)Marketed from Oct 5, 2023
71656-022-50716560022505 TRAY in 1 CASE (71656-022-50) / 10 CUP, UNIT-DOSE in 1 TRAY / 15 mL in 1 CUP, UNIT-DOSE (71656-022-15)Marketed from Oct 5, 2023

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)
Potassium Chloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
potassium chloride
Active ingredients
Potassium chloride — 3 g/15mL
Dosage form
Solution
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 211648
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Increased Large Intestinal Motility (Physiologic effect)Inhibition Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Absorption (Physiologic effect)Osmotic Activity (Mechanism)Potassium Compounds (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 71656-022_5c17860b-20f1-2b92-e063-6294a90af2a4SPL ID 5c17860b-20f1-2b92-e063-6294a90af2a4
Pharmacologic class
Osmotic Laxative; Potassium Salt

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

N471656002201 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71656-0022-01. 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

The FDA listing for this product does not reference a label (SPL) set.

Other NDCs under ANDA 211648

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 211648
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Potassium Chloridepotassium chloride oralPotassium chloride 1.5 g/15mLSolutionOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-8026
Potassium Chloridepotassium chloride oralPotassium chloride 1.5 g/15mLSolutionOralSaptalis Pharmaceuticals, LLC71656-021
Potassium Chloridepotassium chloride oralPotassium chloride 1.5 g/15mLSolutionOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-884
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 1.5 g/15mLSolutionOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-628
Potassium Chloridepotassium chloride oralPotassium chloride 1.5 g/15mLSolutionOralATLANTIC BIOLOGICALS CORP.17856-0048
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 3 g/30mLSolutionOralKesin Pharma Corporation81033-240
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 1.5 g/15mLSolutionOralKesin Pharma Corporation81033-220

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