heartburn relief (cimetidine) NDC 59779-022

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)59779-022Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width59779-0022Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package	Copy
59779-022-72	59779002272	1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (59779-022-72) / 60 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from Aug 7, 2009
59779-022-76	59779002276	1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (59779-022-76) / 120 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from Jan 5, 2022

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): heartburn relief
Generic name (nonproprietary): cimetidine
Active ingredients: Cimetidine — 200 mg/1
Dosage form: Tablet, Film coated
Route: Oral
Labeler: CVS Pharmacy
Product type: Over-the-counter drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 075285
Marketing start: Aug 7, 2009
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
Other FDA classes: Histamine H2 Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers: Product ID 59779-022_eb2f24b7-1a12-449e-9992-f10b2e3c7e4fSPL ID eb2f24b7-1a12-449e-9992-f10b2e3c7e4fSPL set ID 464b1dec-3220-471c-b067-a06a87fb8caeRxCUI 197505UNII 80061L1WGD
Pharmacologic class: Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonist

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 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

N459779002272 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 59779-0022-72. 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 Jan 5, 2022.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Uses • relieves heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach • prevents heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain food and beverages

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Other NDCs under ANDA 075285

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 075285
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
cimetidine 200 acid reducercimetidine	Cimetidine 200 mg/1	Tablet, Film coatedOral	Walgreen Company	0363-0022
Acid Controllercimetidine	Cimetidine 200 mg/1	Tablet, Film coatedOral	CVS WOONSOCKET PRESCRIPTION CENTER, INCORPORATED	51316-739
heartburn preventioncimetidine	Cimetidine 200 mg/1	Tablet, Film coatedOral	H E B	59640-022
Equate Cimetidinecimetidine	Cimetidine 200 mg/1	Tablet, Film coatedOral	Wal-Mart Stores Inc	49035-820
basic care acid reducercimetidine	Cimetidine 200 mg/1	Tablet, Film coatedOral	Amazon.com Services LLC	72288-022
Acid Reducercimetidine	Cimetidine 200 mg/1	Tablet, Film coatedOral	Amazon.com Services LLC	72288-470