NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)63187-873Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width63187-0873Add 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
63187-873-35631870873351 TUBE in 1 CARTON (63187-873-35) / 3.5 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Jul 3, 2017

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)
Gentak
Generic name (nonproprietary)
gentamicin sulfate
Active ingredients
Gentamicin sulfate — 3 mg/g
Dosage form
Ointment
Route
Ophthalmic
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 064093
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Aminoglycosides (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 63187-873_57dbd129-b76f-49e6-b76a-eb86ad22273bSPL ID 57dbd129-b76f-49e6-b76a-eb86ad22273bSPL set ID aebfe247-cdf7-4acb-97b3-6d4341d7c815RxCUI 310466, 545236UNII 8X7386QRLV
Pharmacologic class
Aminoglycoside Antibacterial

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. Ophthalmic products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N463187087335 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 63187-0873-35. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Gentamicin sulfate ophthalmic ointment is indicated in the topical treatment of ocular bacterial infections including conjunctivitis, keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, blepharitis, blepharonconjunctivitis: acute meibomianitis, and dacryocystitis, caused by susceptible strains of the following microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia marcescens.

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

Full label on DailyMed (opens in a new tab)

Free account

Keep searching with a free account

You’ve used your 3 free searches for this session. Log in or create a free Med-Code account to keep looking up NDCs, J-codes and drugs.

Create a free accountLog in