NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)43547-499Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width43547-0499Add 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
43547-499-41435470499411 TUBE in 1 CARTON (43547-499-41) / 30 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Nov 15, 2021
43547-499-42435470499421 TUBE in 1 CARTON (43547-499-42) / 15 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Nov 15, 2021

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)
Acyclovir
Generic name (nonproprietary)
acyclovir
Active ingredients
Acyclovir — 50 mg/g
Dosage form
Ointment
Route
Topical
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 212202
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
DNA Polymerase Inhibitors (Mechanism)Nucleoside Analog (EXT)
Identifiers
Product ID 43547-499_a1d7b8ec-309d-447e-ae05-b9e89cc29948SPL ID a1d7b8ec-309d-447e-ae05-b9e89cc29948SPL set ID a1d7b8ec-309d-447e-ae05-b9e89cc29948RxCUI 197312UNII X4HES1O11F
Pharmacologic class
Herpes Simplex Virus Nucleoside Analog DNA Polymerase Inhibitor; Herpes Zoster Virus Nucleoside Analog DNA Polymerase Inhibitor; Herpesvirus Nucleoside Analog DNA Polymerase 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

N443547049941 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 43547-0499-41. 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 AND USAGE Acyclovir ointment 5% is indicated in the management of initial genital herpes and in limited nonlifethreatening mucocutaneous HSV infections in immune compromised patients.

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