NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)17856-0032Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width17856-0032Add 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
17856-0032-117856003201100 POUCH in 1 BOX, UNIT-DOSE (17856-0032-1) / 1 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 POUCHMarketed from Jan 13, 2020

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)
Letrozole
Generic name (nonproprietary)
letrozole
Active ingredients
Letrozole — 2.5 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 090934
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Aromatase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 17856-0032_38546ba0-8feb-9cf6-e063-6294a90a074cSPL ID 38546ba0-8feb-9cf6-e063-6294a90a074cSPL set ID c10bf97f-f9cf-468a-8a1f-7637f41022e4RxCUI 200064UNII 7LKK855W8I
Pharmacologic class
Aromatase Inhibitor

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

N417856003201 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 17856-0032-01. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Letrozole tablet is an aromatase inhibitor indicated for: Adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive early breast cancer ( 1.1 ) Extended adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who have received prior standard adjuvant tamoxifen therapy ( 1.2 ) First and second-line treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive or unknown advanced breast cancer ( 1.3 ) 1.1 Adjuvant Treatment of Early Breast Cancer Letrozole tablets are indicated for the adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive early breast cancer. 1.2 Extended Adjuvant Treatment of Early Breast Cancer Letrozole tablets are indicate…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 090934

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 090934
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
LetrozoleLetrozole 2.5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-2167
LetrozoleLetrozole 2.5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-3474
LetrozoleLetrozole 2.5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-5264
LetrozoleLetrozole 2.5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAccord Healthcare, Inc.16729-034
LetrozoleLetrozole 2.5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-7819

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