NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-2423Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-2423Add 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
72162-2423-272162242302237 mL in 1 BOTTLE (72162-2423-2)Marketed from Nov 11, 2024
72162-2423-37216224230330 mL in 1 BOTTLE, WITH APPLICATOR (72162-2423-3)Marketed from Nov 11, 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)
Potassium Iodide
Generic name (nonproprietary)
potassium iodide
Active ingredients
Potassium iodide1 g/mL
Dosage form
Solution
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
Unapproved drug (other)
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-2423_1312d1fa-6c50-4d5b-99d0-dcd9c0fe8a13SPL ID 1312d1fa-6c50-4d5b-99d0-dcd9c0fe8a13SPL set ID 90cf3abb-c6d4-4004-8ae2-f528260a72f4RxCUI 312541UNII 1C4QK22F9J

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

N472162242302 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-2423-02. 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 Potassium iodide oral solution, USP is for use as an expectorant in the symptomatic treatment of chronic pulmonary diseases where tenacious mucus complicates the problem, including bronchial asthma, bronchitis and pulmonary emphysema.

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