NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)62559-311Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width62559-0311Add 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
62559-311-20625590311202 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (62559-311-20) / 10 CAPSULE in 1 BLISTER PACKMarketed from Nov 17, 2014

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)
Vancocin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
vancomycin hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Vancomycin hydrochloride — 250 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 050606
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Glycopeptides (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 62559-311_25ea5560-90e4-4bba-a264-f8fec58bfc6eSPL ID 25ea5560-90e4-4bba-a264-f8fec58bfc6eSPL set ID a078d9c2-f89c-4f9f-8ded-60ffb2983c3fRxCUI 201848, 201849, 313570, 313571UNII 71WO621TJDUPC 0362559310208, 0362559311205
Pharmacologic class
Glycopeptide Antibacterial

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

N462559031120 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 62559-0311-20. 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)

VANCOCIN is indicated for the treatment of Clostridioides difficil e-associated diarrhea. VANCOCIN is also used for the treatment of enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains) in adult and pediatric patients less than 18 years of age. Limitations of Use • Parenteral administration of vancomycin is not effective for the above infections; therefore, VANCOCIN must be given orally for these infections. • Orally administered VANCOCIN is not effective for other types of infections. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of VANCOCIN and other antibacterial drugs, VANCOCIN should be used only to treat or preven…

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Other NDCs under NDA 050606

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 050606
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
vancomycin hydrochlorideVancomycin hydrochloride 125 mg/1CapsuleOralRedpharm Drug67296-2143
Vancocinvancomycin hydrochlorideVancomycin hydrochloride 125 mg/1CapsuleOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.62559-310
vancomycin hydrochlorideVancomycin hydrochloride 125 mg/1CapsuleOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.62559-390
vancomycin hydrochlorideVancomycin hydrochloride 250 mg/1CapsuleOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.62559-391
vancomycin hydrochlorideVancomycin hydrochloride 250 mg/1CapsuleOralAdvanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC80425-0514

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Vancocin (vancomycin hydrochloride) NDC 62559-311 | Med-Code