NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)23155-579Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width23155-0579Add 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
23155-579-0123155057901100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (23155-579-01)Marketed from Nov 1, 2016

How the 11-digit form is made: The product segment has 3 digits, so one leading zero is added to it (5-3-2 → 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)
Desipramine Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
desipramine hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Desipramine hydrochloride — 25 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 207433
Marketing start
Marketing end
Identifiers
Product ID 23155-579_49984729-ddde-44ed-927b-8a4ba65cefa0SPL ID 49984729-ddde-44ed-927b-8a4ba65cefa0SPL set ID ee14dd2c-c54b-4cd1-a3a0-f7ad5a5a0ed0RxCUI 1099288, 1099292, 1099296, 1099300, 1099304, 1099316UNII 1Y58DO4MY1UPC 0323155579017, 0323155582017, 0323155578010, 0323155583250, 0323155581010, 0323155580013
Pharmacologic class
Tricyclic Antidepressant

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

N423155057901 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 23155-0579-01. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Desipramine hydrochloride tablets, USP is indicated for the treatment of depression.

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