NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)17856-0060Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width17856-0060Add 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
17856-0060-31785600600372 CUP in 1 BOX (17856-0060-3) / 10 mL in 1 CUP (17856-0060-1)Marketed from May 9, 2024
17856-0060-41785600600450 CUP in 1 BOX (17856-0060-4) / 20 mL in 1 CUP (17856-0060-2)Marketed from May 9, 2024

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)
Megestrol Acetate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
megestrol acetate
Active ingredients
Megestrol acetate — 40 mg/mL
Dosage form
Suspension
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 075671
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Progesterone Congeners (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 17856-0060_5633adca-eb95-d0ae-e063-6394a90a3065SPL ID 5633adca-eb95-d0ae-e063-6394a90a3065SPL set ID 01119031-9943-4afb-8b45-cb71682f0482RxCUI 860225UNII TJ2M0FR8ES
Pharmacologic class
Progestin

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

N417856006003 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 17856-0060-03. 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

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Other NDCs under ANDA 075671

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 075671
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Megestrol AcetateMegestrol acetate 40 mg/mLSuspensionOralPrecision Dose Inc.68094-174
Megestrol AcetateMegestrol acetate 40 mg/mLSuspensionOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.51407-910
Megestrol AcetateMegestrol acetate 40 mg/mLSuspensionOralStrides Pharma Science Limited64380-160
Megestrol AcetateMegestrol acetate 40 mg/mLSuspensionOralNatco Pharma USA LLC69339-160
Megestrol AcetateMegestrol acetate 400 mg/10mLSuspensionOralPAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma0121-0945
Megestrol AcetateMegestrol acetate 40 mg/mLSuspensionOralPrecision Dose Inc.68094-063
Megestrol AcetateMegestrol acetate 40 mg/mLSuspensionOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8714
Megestrol AcetateMegestrol acetate 40 mg/mLSuspensionOralKesin Pharma Corporation81033-150

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