NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0409-1626Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00409-1626Add 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
0409-1626-010040916260110 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 CARTON (0409-1626-01) / 1 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE (0409-1626-21)Marketed from Mar 17, 2006
0409-1626-020040916260210 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 CARTON (0409-1626-02) / 2 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE (0409-1626-42)Marketed from Dec 20, 2005

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)
Butorphanol Tartrate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
butorphanol tartrate
Active ingredients
Butorphanol tartrate — 2 mg/mL
Dosage form
Injection, Solution
Route
Intramuscular, Intravenous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 074626
Marketing start
Listing expires
DEA schedule
CIV
Other FDA classes
Competitive Opioid Antagonists (Mechanism)Partial Opioid Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 0409-1626_280bcddf-00c7-4c78-a108-f86ce2d30f41SPL ID 280bcddf-00c7-4c78-a108-f86ce2d30f41SPL set ID 9822ca3f-aee2-46e5-8a96-495400e65d10RxCUI 886627, 1728351, 1728355UNII 2L7I72RUHN
Pharmacologic class
Opioid Agonist/Antagonist

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

N400409162601 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00409-1626-01. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Butorphanol Tartrate Injection is indicated - as a preoperative or pre-anesthetic medication - as a supplement to balanced anesthesia - for the relief of pain during labor, and - for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use: Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and death, which can occur at any dosage or duration and persist over the course of therapy [see WARNINGS ], reserve opioid analgesics, including butorphanol tartrate, for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 074626

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 074626
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Butorphanol TartrateButorphanol tartrate 1 mg/mLInjection, SolutionIntramuscular, IntravenousHospira, Inc.0409-1623

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