NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-2018Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-2018Add 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
72162-2018-172162201801100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-2018-1)Marketed from Jul 17, 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)
Hydrocortisone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
hydrocortisone
Active ingredients
Hydrocortisone — 20 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 040646
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-2018_979ac481-5382-433a-bb0c-2f2c6f0a062bSPL ID 979ac481-5382-433a-bb0c-2f2c6f0a062bSPL set ID 6c676166-2471-478c-b662-f8c9c168977bRxCUI 197783UNII WI4X0X7BPJ
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

N472162201801 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-2018-01. 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

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Other NDCs under ANDA 040646

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 040646
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 10 mg/1TabletOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-7188
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 5 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1989
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 5 mg/1TabletOralAmneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC0115-1696
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 10 mg/1TabletOralAmneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC0115-1697
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 20 mg/1TabletOralAmneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC0115-1700
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 20 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2044
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 5 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8455
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 5 mg/1TabletOralAvPAK50268-405
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 10 mg/1TabletOralAvPAK50268-406
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 20 mg/1TabletOralAvPAK50268-407

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