NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)42851-035Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width42851-0035Add 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
42851-035-81428510035811 BOTTLE, PLASTIC in 1 CARTON (42851-035-81) / 81 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTICMarketed from May 1, 2018

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)
ZO Skin Health Pigment Control plus Brightening Creme Hydroquinone plus Vitamin C
Generic name (nonproprietary)
hydroquinone
Active ingredients
Hydroquinone — .04 mg/mL
Dosage form
Emulsion
Route
Topical
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
Unapproved drug (other)
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Depigmenting Activity (Physiologic effect)Melanin Synthesis Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 42851-035_dd2fe1d6-cadc-4299-e053-2995a90a4f3eSPL ID dd2fe1d6-cadc-4299-e053-2995a90a4f3eSPL set ID d7bfa71b-ddce-437e-abf9-2837af82c54dUNII XV74C1N1AE
Pharmacologic class
Melanin Synthesis Inhibitor

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

No HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory. Topical products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N442851003581 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 42851-0035-81. 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 .

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