NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)55154-4920Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width55154-4920Add 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
55154-4920-05515449200010 BLISTER PACK in 1 BAG (55154-4920-0) / 1 CAPSULE, GELATIN COATED in 1 BLISTER PACKMarketed from Jul 28, 1987

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)
Lithium Carbonate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
lithium carbonate
Active ingredients
Lithium carbonate — 300 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule, Gelatin coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 017812
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 55154-4920_e9ce7754-51f4-4b60-bc30-a4348a81f6b2SPL ID e9ce7754-51f4-4b60-bc30-a4348a81f6b2SPL set ID 0e6b0a2d-b79c-44d8-b785-5267df9e8f72RxCUI 197889UNII 2BMD2GNA4VUPC 0055154492003
Pharmacologic class
Mood Stabilizer

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

N455154492000 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 55154-4920-00. 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)

Lithium is a mood-stabilizing agent indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of bipolar I disorder: • Treatment of acute manic and mixed episodes in patients 7 years and older [see Clinical Studies ( 14 )] • Maintenance treatment in patients 7 years and older [see Clinical Studies ( 14 )] Lithium is a mood-stabilizing agent indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of bipolar I disorder: • Treatment of acute manic and mixed episodes in patients 7 years and older ( 1 ) • Maintenance treatment in patients 7 years and older ( 1 )

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Other NDCs under NDA 017812

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 017812
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 150 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-8526
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 150 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-2526
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-0890
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-8527
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-2527
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 600 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-2345
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 600 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-0891
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 150 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-1434
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 150 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-0887
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 600 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-172
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-173
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 600 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-2531

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