NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)27241-134Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width27241-0134Add 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
27241-134-362724101343660 PACKET in 1 CARTON (27241-134-36) / 9 g in 1 PACKET (27241-134-21)Marketed from Apr 6, 2020
27241-134-5127241013451378 g in 1 BOTTLE (27241-134-51)Marketed from Apr 6, 2020

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)
Cholestyramine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
cholestyramine
Active ingredients
Cholestyramine — 4 g/9g
Dosage form
Powder, For suspension
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 211119
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Bile-acid Binding Activity (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 27241-134_52a1ce3a-88e1-4902-990d-c57cf9735e42SPL ID 52a1ce3a-88e1-4902-990d-c57cf9735e42SPL set ID a0b64dfe-49bc-45d7-9281-9e9d6e296c40RxCUI 848943UNII 4B33BGI082UPC 0327241134210, 0327241134517
Pharmacologic class
Bile Acid Sequestrant

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

N427241013436 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 27241-0134-36. 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)

INDICATIONS & USAGE 1) Cholestyramine for oral suspension, USP is indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet for the reduction of elevated serum cholesterol in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia (elevated low density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol) who do not respond adequately to diet. Cholestyramine for oral suspension, USP may be useful to lower LDL cholesterol in patients who also have hypertriglyceridemia, but it is not indicated where hypertriglyceridemia is the abnormality of most concern. Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be a component of multiple risk factor intervention in those individuals at significantly increased risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease due to hyp…

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