NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)59651-180Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width59651-0180Add 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
59651-180-305965101803030 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (59651-180-30)Marketed from Jan 11, 2019
59651-180-905965101809090 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (59651-180-90)Marketed from Jan 11, 2019

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)
Letrozole
Generic name (nonproprietary)
letrozole
Active ingredients
Letrozole — 2.5 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 211717
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Aromatase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 59651-180_2cd5dbfd-2432-4cea-bee2-6b710b5d28a2SPL ID 2cd5dbfd-2432-4cea-bee2-6b710b5d28a2SPL set ID ff7325d2-3383-4ff9-a187-9350e3538640RxCUI 200064UNII 7LKK855W8IUPC 0359651180907, 0359651180303
Pharmacologic class
Aromatase Inhibitor

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

N459651018030 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 59651-0180-30. 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)

Letrozole is an aromatase inhibitor indicated for: Adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive early breast cancer. ( 1.1 ) Extended adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who have received prior standard adjuvant tamoxifen therapy. ( 1.2 ) First and second-line treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive or unknown advanced breast cancer. ( 1.3 ) 1.1 Adjuvant Treatment of Early Breast Cancer Letrozole tablets are indicated for the adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive early breast cancer. 1.2 Extended Adjuvant Treatment of Early Breast Cancer Letrozole tablets are indicated fo…

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