NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)51662-1703Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width51662-1703Add 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
51662-1703-35166217030310 POUCH in 1 CASE (51662-1703-3) / 1 VIAL in 1 POUCH (51662-1703-2) / 30 mL in 1 VIAL (51662-1703-1)Marketed from Dec 18, 2018

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)
Cyanocobalamin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
cyanocobalamin
Active ingredients
Cyanocobalamin — 1000 ug/mL
Dosage form
Injection, Solution
Route
Intramuscular, Subcutaneous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 209429
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Vitamin B 12 (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 51662-1703_5a87bc3f-642a-4ba7-e063-6294a90a8ae7SPL ID 5a87bc3f-642a-4ba7-e063-6294a90a8ae7SPL set ID 54f088b1-7cf8-3837-e063-6294a90a88e7RxCUI 309594UNII P6YC3EG204UPC 0370069171011
Pharmacologic class
Vitamin B12

Billing references

What Med-Code can say about coding this product, and where each statement comes from. Nothing here is inferred from the name alone.

HCPCS codeNo match

No drug-specific HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory for this product. The directory is curated and not complete — check the current CMS HCPCS file before billing.

Administration

Drug administration (CPT 96360–96549)

When a clinician administers the drug, the administration is reported separately. Codes in this range cover hydration, therapeutic injections and infusions, and chemotherapy or other complex drug administration. The right code depends on route, duration and drug type, and self-administered drugs are not billed this way.

How CPT relates to drug billing

NDC on a medical claim

N451662170303 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 51662-1703-03. 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)

Cyanocobalamin is indicated for vitamin B12 deficiencies due to malabsorption which may be associated with the following conditions: Addisonian (pernicious) anemia Gastrointestinal pathology, dysfunction, or surgery, including gluten enteropathy or sprue, small bowel bacteria overgrowth, total or partial gastrectomy Fish tapeworm infestation Malignancy of pancreas or bowel Folic acid deficiency It may be possible to treat the underlying disease by surgical correction of anatomic lesions leading to small bowel bacterial overgrowth, expulsion of fish tapeworm, discontinuation of drugs leading to vitamin malabsorption (see Drug Interactions), use of a gluten-free diet in nontropical sprue, or a…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 209429

Products listed under the same FDA application: other strengths and forms, and repackagers who relabel the same product.

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 209429
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
CyanocobalaminCyanocobalamin 1000 ug/mLInjection, SolutionIntramuscular, SubcutaneousSomerset Therapeutics, LLC70069-171
CyanocobalaminCyanocobalamin 1000 ug/mLInjection, SolutionIntramuscular, SubcutaneousHenry Schein, Inc.0404-9783

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