NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)78206-152Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width78206-0152Add 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
78206-152-017820601520130 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (78206-152-01)Marketed from Jun 1, 2021
78206-152-027820601520290 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (78206-152-02)Marketed from Jun 1, 2021

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)
Propecia
Generic name (nonproprietary)
finasteride
Active ingredients
Finasteride — 1 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 020788
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 78206-152_97f5deb0-a4ab-42c3-afa0-db2170a16297SPL ID 97f5deb0-a4ab-42c3-afa0-db2170a16297SPL set ID 6f904709-65aa-44ce-b144-b4c8a0416e36RxCUI 200172, 213178UNII 57GNO57U7GUPC 0378206152015
Pharmacologic class
5-alpha Reductase Inhibitor

Billing references

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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

N478206015201 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 78206-0152-01. 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)

PROPECIA ® is indicated for the treatment of male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) in MEN ONLY . Efficacy in bitemporal recession has not been established. PROPECIA is not indicated for use in women. PROPECIA is a 5α-reductase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) in MEN ONLY ( 1 ). PROPECIA is not indicated for use in women ( 1 , 4 , 5.1 ).

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