NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)62135-796Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width62135-0796Add 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
62135-796-906213507969090 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (62135-796-90)Marketed from Nov 7, 2023

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)
Metronidazole
Generic name (nonproprietary)
metronidazole
Active ingredients
Metronidazole — 500 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 205245
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Nitroimidazoles (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 62135-796_462a5456-eaf5-6f97-e063-6294a90ad050SPL ID 462a5456-eaf5-6f97-e063-6294a90ad050SPL set ID 40509b3c-b725-400c-abe5-d6d5714d405dRxCUI 311681, 314106UNII 140QMO216EUPC 0362135795900, 0362135796907
Pharmacologic class
Nitroimidazole Antimicrobial

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

N462135079690 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 62135-0796-90. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Symptomatic Trichomoniasis. Metronidazole tablets are indicated for the treatment of T. vaginalis infection in females and males when the presence of the trichomonad has been confirmed by appropriate laboratory procedures (wet smears and/or cultures). Asymptomatic Trichomoniasis . Metronidazole tablets are indicated in the treatment of asymptomatic T. vaginalis infection in females when the organism is associated with endocervicitis, cervicitis, or cervical erosion. Since there is evidence that presence of the trichomonad can interfere with accurate assessment of abnormal cytological smears, additional smears should be performed after eradication of the parasite. Treatm…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 205245

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 205245
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-974
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralHeritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.23155-651
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralChartwell RX, LLC62135-795
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralHeritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.23155-652
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-2251
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-3265
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-5283
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-7126
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-2343
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-441
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-7156

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