NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0054-3177Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00054-3177Add 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
0054-3177-5700054317757240 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (0054-3177-57)Marketed from Nov 1, 2007
0054-3177-6300054317763500 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (0054-3177-63)Marketed from Sep 1, 1983

How the 11-digit form is made: The labeler segment has 4 digits, so one leading zero is added to it (4-4-2 → 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 — .5 mg/5mL
Dosage form
Solution
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 088248
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 0054-3177_286734bc-8329-4f44-a20b-610cf7b67591SPL ID 286734bc-8329-4f44-a20b-610cf7b67591SPL set ID b15200fb-1826-472b-a907-e677a272513bRxCUI 197577, 197579, 197580, 197581, 197582, 197583, 309684, 309686, 343033UNII 7S5I7G3JQL
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

N400054317757 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00054-3177-57. 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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