Silver Nitrate Applicators NDC 12870-0001

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)12870-0001Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width12870-0001Add 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
12870-0001-1	12870000101	10 PACKET in 1 BOX (12870-0001-1) / 10 APPLICATOR in 1 PACKET / 100 mg in 1 APPLICATORMarketed from Jan 1, 1937
12870-0001-2	12870000102	100 APPLICATOR in 1 VIAL (12870-0001-2) / 100 mg in 1 APPLICATORMarketed from Jan 1, 1937

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 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): Silver Nitrate Applicators
Generic name (nonproprietary): silver nitrate applicators
Active ingredients: Potassium nitrate — 25 mg/100mgSilver nitrate — 75 mg/100mg
Dosage form: Stick
Route: Topical
Labeler: Arzol Chemical Company
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: Unapproved drug (other)
Marketing start: Jan 1, 1937
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
Identifiers: Product ID 12870-0001_424dba13-53c3-5abf-e063-6394a90a4722SPL ID 424dba13-53c3-5abf-e063-6394a90a4722SPL set ID 23b83457-8cbc-26f1-e054-00144ff8d46cRxCUI 1117536UNII RU45X2JN0Z, 95IT3W8JZE

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

N412870000101 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 12870-0001-01. 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 Oct 29, 2025.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS On the skin, applications of silver nitrate are recommended for cauterization of wounds and sluggish ulcers, also for removal of granulation tissue and warts. On mucous membranes, silver nitrate may be applied to small ulcers and aphthae in the mouth resulting from injury or stomatitis, to infected tonsils, to rectal fissures and fistulae, and to vaginal or cervical ulcerations or erosions. Epistaxis may be controlled by direct application to the site of hemorrhage within the nostrils.

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