NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)85766-072Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width85766-0072Add 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
85766-072-00857660072001000 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (85766-072-00)Marketed from Oct 8, 2025
85766-072-0185766007201100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (85766-072-01)Marketed from Oct 8, 2025
85766-072-07857660072077 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (85766-072-07)Marketed from Oct 8, 2025
85766-072-148576600721414 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (85766-072-14)Marketed from Oct 8, 2025
85766-072-208576600722020 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (85766-072-20)Marketed from Oct 8, 2025
85766-072-308576600723030 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (85766-072-30)Marketed from Oct 8, 2025
85766-072-608576600726060 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (85766-072-60)Marketed from Oct 8, 2025
85766-072-908576600729090 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (85766-072-90)Marketed from Oct 8, 2025

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)
Dexamethasone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
dexamethasone
Active ingredients
Dexamethasone — 2 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 217695
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 85766-072_50316b9f-7ec6-f56e-e063-6294a90a6a75SPL ID 50316b9f-7ec6-f56e-e063-6294a90a6a75SPL set ID 12d19271-867b-41ae-a6d2-7e8de3637011RxCUI 197581UNII 7S5I7G3JQL
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

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 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

N485766007200 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 85766-0072-00. 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 Allergic States Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment in asthma, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, drug hypersensitivity reactions, perennial or seasonal allergic rhinitis, and serum sickness. Dermatologic Diseases Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis, exfoliative erythroderma, mycosis fungoides, pemphigus, and severe erythema multiforme (Stevens-Johnson syndrome). Endocrine Disorders Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the drug of choice; may be used in conjunction with synthetic mineralocorticoid analogs where applicable; in infancy mineralocortico…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 217695

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 217695
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralProficient Rx LP82804-157
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-3010
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralApotex Corp.60505-6252
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/1TabletOralApotex Corp.60505-6249
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .75 mg/1TabletOralApotex Corp.60505-6250
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1 mg/1TabletOralApotex Corp.60505-6251
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 2 mg/1TabletOralApotex Corp.60505-6253
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralApotex Corp.60505-6254
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 6 mg/1TabletOralApotex Corp.60505-6255

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