NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72572-200Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72572-0200Add 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
72572-200-207257202002020 CARTON in 1 BOX (72572-200-20) / 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 CARTON (72572-200-01) / 50 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSEMarketed from Jun 10, 2026

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)
Sodium Bicarbonate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
sodium bicarbonate, injection
Active ingredients
Sodium bicarbonate84 mg/mL
Dosage form
Solution
Route
Intravenous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 216042
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Alkalinizing Activity (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72572-200_2f44494e-8042-4fd5-bec9-ee50f5eccb77SPL ID 2f44494e-8042-4fd5-bec9-ee50f5eccb77SPL set ID 3737e5e5-2296-4a3d-b8f1-dfea1eff1927RxCUI 1868486UNII 8MDF5V39QO

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 drug-specific HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory for this product. The directory is curated and not complete — check the current CMS HCPCS file before billing.

Administration

Drug administration (CPT 96360–96549)

When a clinician administers the drug, the administration is reported separately. Codes in this range cover hydration, therapeutic injections and infusions, and chemotherapy or other complex drug administration. The right code depends on route, duration and drug type, and self-administered drugs are not billed this way.

How CPT relates to drug billing

NDC on a medical claim

N472572020020 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72572-0200-20. 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 Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP is indicated in the treatment of metabolic acidosis which may occur in severe renal disease, uncontrolled diabetes, circulatory insufficiency due to shock or severe dehydration, extracorporeal circulation of blood, cardiac arrest and severe primary lactic acidosis. Sodium bicarbonate is further indicated in the treatment of certain drug intoxications, including barbiturates (where dissociation of the barbiturate-protein complex is desired), in poisoning by salicylates or methyl alcohol and in hemolytic reactions requiring alkalinization of the urine to diminish nephrotoxicity of hemoglobin and its breakdown products. Sodium bicarbonate

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Other NDCs under ANDA 216042

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 216042
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Sodium Bicarbonatesodium bicarbonate injection,Sodium bicarbonate 84 mg/mLSolutionIntravenousLong Grove Pharmaceuticals, LLC81298-7620

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