NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)50090-5229Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width50090-5229Add 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
50090-5229-05009052290090 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (50090-5229-0)Marketed from Oct 8, 2020

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 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)
Np Thyroid 90
Generic name (nonproprietary)
levothyroxine, liothyronine
Active ingredients
Levothyroxine — 57 ug/1Liothyronine — 13.5 ug/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
Unapproved drug (other)
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Thyroxine (Chemical structure)Triiodothyronine (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 50090-5229_fefd4afb-82c3-4987-bb78-1330dba3df41SPL ID fefd4afb-82c3-4987-bb78-1330dba3df41SPL set ID 8edf644d-87f4-4141-85de-5f0c6f963ea3RxCUI 313393, 1724437UNII Q51BO43MG4, 06LU7C9H1V
Pharmacologic class
l-Thyroxine; l-Triiodothyronine

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

N450090522900 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 50090-5229-00. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE: NP Thyroid® tablets (thyroid tablets, USP) are indicated: 1. As replacement or supplemental therapy in patients with hypothyroidism of any etiology, except transient hypothyroidism during the recovery phase of subacute thyroiditis. This category includes cretinism, myxedema, and ordinary hypothyroidism in patients of any age (children, adults, the elderly), or state (including pregnancy); primary hypothyroidism resulting from functional deficiency, primary atrophy, partial or total absence of thyroid gland, or the effects of surgery, radiation, or drugs, with or without the presence of goiter; and secondary (pituitary), or tertiary (hypothalamic) hypothyroidism (See WA…

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