NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)25021-161Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width25021-0161Add 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
25021-161-302502101613010 VIAL in 1 CARTON (25021-161-30) / 30 mL in 1 VIALMarketed from Nov 1, 2025

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)
Meropenem
Generic name (nonproprietary)
meropenem
Active ingredients
Meropenem — 1 g/30mL
Dosage form
Injection, Powder, For solution
Route
Intravenous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 216424
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Carbapenems (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 25021-161_88e3a173-e663-4d73-bcc8-0096bdc4aff4SPL ID 88e3a173-e663-4d73-bcc8-0096bdc4aff4SPL set ID e8848f4a-bca9-4978-b0a1-38483fd4d639RxCUI 1722934, 1722939UNII FV9J3JU8B1
Pharmacologic class
Penem 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

N425021016130 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 25021-0161-30. 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)

Meropenem for injection is a penem antibacterial indicated for the treatment of: Complicated skin and skin structure infections (adult patients and pediatric patients 3 months of age and older only). ( 1.1 ) Complicated intra-abdominal infections (adult and pediatric patients). ( 1.2 ) Bacterial meningitis (pediatric patients 3 months of age and older only). ( 1.3 ) To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of meropenem for injection and other antibacterial drugs, meropenem for injection should only be used to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. 1.1 Complicated Skin and Skin Structur…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 216424

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 216424
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
MeropenemMeropenem 500 mg/20mLInjectionIntravenousQilu Antibiotics Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.51810-502
MeropenemMeropenem 1 g/30mLInjectionIntravenousQilu Antibiotics Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.51810-503
MeropenemMeropenem 500 mg/20mLInjectionIntravenousHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0143-9430
MeropenemMeropenem 1 g/30mLInjectionIntravenousHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0143-9431
MeropenemMeropenem 500 mg/20mLInjection, Powder, For solutionIntravenousSagent Pharmaceuticals25021-160

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