NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)42799-115Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width42799-0115Add 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
42799-115-0142799011501120 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (42799-115-01)Marketed from Nov 26, 2024

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)
Colestipol Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
colestipol hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Colestipol hydrochloride — 1 g/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 217667
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Bile-acid Binding Activity (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 42799-115_440d1d49-3eb7-42db-8536-9f0a91c46532SPL ID 440d1d49-3eb7-42db-8536-9f0a91c46532SPL set ID 03ca5800-4211-4383-a332-be88bd9b5304RxCUI 1048445UNII X7D10K905GUPC 0342799115016
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

N442799011501 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 42799-0115-01. 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)

INDICATIONS & USAGE Since no drug is innocuous, strict attention should be paid to the indications and contraindications, particularly when selecting drugs for chronic long-term use. Colestipol hydrochloride tablets are indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet for the reduction of elevated serum total and LDL-C in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia (elevated LDL-C) who do not respond adequately to diet. Generally, colestipol hydrochloride tablets have no clinically significant effect on serum triglycerides, but with their use, triglyceride levels may be raised in some patients. Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be a component of multiple risk factor intervention in those indiv…

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