NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)59390-218Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width59390-0218Add 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
59390-218-05593900218055 mL in 1 BOTTLE, DROPPER (59390-218-05)Marketed from Mar 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)
Altafluor
Generic name (nonproprietary)
fluorescein sodium and benoxinate hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Fluorescein sodium — 2.5 mg/mLBenoxinate hydrochloride — 4 mg/mL
Dosage form
Solution
Route
Ophthalmic
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 208582
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Dyes (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 59390-218_22a50c28-e476-4966-b68c-065a4b8e157fSPL ID 22a50c28-e476-4966-b68c-065a4b8e157fSPL set ID 54017304-e680-4129-b52a-69cb9810af76RxCUI 2099132, 2099522UNII 93X55PE38X, 0VE4U49K15
Pharmacologic class
Diagnostic Dye

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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

NDC on a medical claim

N459390021805 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 59390-0218-05. 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)

Altafluor Benox (fluorescein sodium and benoxinate hydrochloride ophthalmic solution) 0.25%/0.4% is indicated for ophthalmic procedures requiring a disclosing agent in combination with a topical ophthalmic anesthetic agent. Altafluor Benox (fluorescein sodium and benoxinate hydrochloride ophthalmic solution) 0.25%/0.4% is a combination disclosing agent and local ester anesthetic indicated for procedures requiring a disclosing agent in combination with a topical ophthalmic anesthetic. ( 1 )

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