Buprenorphine NDC 60687-481

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)60687-481Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width60687-0481Add 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
60687-481-21	60687048121	30 BLISTER PACK in 1 BOX, UNIT-DOSE (60687-481-21) / 1 TABLET in 1 BLISTER PACK (60687-481-11)Marketed from Feb 6, 2020

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): Buprenorphine
Generic name (nonproprietary): buprenorphine
Active ingredients: Buprenorphine hydrochloride — 2 mg/1
Dosage form: Tablet
Route: Sublingual
Labeler: American Health Packaging
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 207276
Marketing start: Feb 6, 2020
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
DEA schedule: CIII
Other FDA classes: Partial Opioid Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers: Product ID 60687-481_2a815afd-4f27-120b-e063-6394a90a82a0SPL ID 2a815afd-4f27-120b-e063-6394a90a82a0SPL set ID 8d38f7aa-da0b-40ad-b0d1-4284c71042edRxCUI 351264, 351265UNII 56W8MW3EN1
Pharmacologic class: Partial Opioid Agonist

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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NDC on a medical claim

N460687048121 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 60687-0481-21. 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

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