Penicillin G Potassium NDC 0781-6136

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)0781-6136Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width00781-6136Add 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
0781-6136-94	00781613694	1 VIAL in 1 CARTON (0781-6136-94) / 1 INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION in 1 VIALMarketed from Aug 30, 2001

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): Penicillin G Potassium
Generic name (nonproprietary): penicillin g potassium
Active ingredients: Penicillin g potassium — 20000000 [iU]/1
Dosage form: Injection, Powder, For solution
Route: Intramuscular, Intravenous
Labeler: Sandoz Inc
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 065079
Marketing start: Aug 30, 2001
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
Other FDA classes: Penicillins (Chemical structure)
Identifiers: Product ID 0781-6136_e76e56d8-13b5-4520-8aa3-9202ceef1a03SPL ID e76e56d8-13b5-4520-8aa3-9202ceef1a03SPL set ID 91950983-4884-40d1-abd8-bcc953d61b7fRxCUI 863538UNII VL775ZTH4C
Pharmacologic class: Penicillin-class Antibacterial

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

N400781613694 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00781-6136-94. 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 Sep 16, 2020.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Therapy Buffered penicillin G potassium for injection is indicated in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms in the conditions listed below. Appropriate culture and susceptibility tests should be done before treatment in order to isolate and identify organisms causing infection and to determine their susceptibility to penicillin G. Therapy with Buffered penicillin G potassium for injection may be initiated before results of such tests are known when there is reason to believe the infection may involve any of the organisms listed below, however, once these results become available, appropriate therapy should be …

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Other NDCs under ANDA 065079

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 065079
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Penicillin G Potassium	Penicillin g potassium 5000000 [iU]/1	Injection, Powder, For solutionIntramuscular, Intravenous	Sandoz Inc	0781-6135