Desoximetasone NDC 0472-0479

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)0472-0479Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width00472-0479Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package	Copy
0472-0479-15	00472047915	1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (0472-0479-15) / 15 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Nov 21, 2016
0472-0479-60	00472047960	1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (0472-0479-60) / 60 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Nov 21, 2016

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): Desoximetasone
Generic name (nonproprietary): desoximetasone
Active ingredients: Desoximetasone — 2.5 mg/g
Dosage form: Ointment
Route: Topical
Labeler: Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 204965
Marketing start: Nov 21, 2016
Marketing end: Nov 30, 2026
Other FDA classes: Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers: Product ID 0472-0479_01addff4-d328-41d9-8e13-42f20819c2e9SPL ID 01addff4-d328-41d9-8e13-42f20819c2e9SPL set ID c342beac-547b-4b0b-a39c-44a0961f924bRxCUI 197575UNII 4E07GXB7AU
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. Topical products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N400472047915 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00472-0479-15. 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 Jan 1, 2020.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Desoximetasone ointment USP, 0.25% is indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.

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