NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)64406-005Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width64406-0005Add 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
64406-005-01644060005011 BOTTLE, PLASTIC in 1 CARTON (64406-005-01) / 14 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTICMarketed from Mar 27, 2013

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)
Tecfidera
Generic name (nonproprietary)
dimethyl fumarate
Active ingredients
Dimethyl fumarate — 120 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 204063
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 64406-005_521e4305-9450-42a4-881b-05946acaa8faSPL ID 521e4305-9450-42a4-881b-05946acaa8faSPL set ID 665d7e74-036c-5f68-5b67-ab84b9b49151RxCUI 1373483, 1373489, 1373491, 1373493, 1373497, 1373498UNII FO2303MNI2UPC 0364406005015, 0364406005107, 0364406005084

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

N464406000501 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 64406-0005-01. 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)

TECFIDERA is indicated for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease, in adults. TECFIDERA is indicated for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease, in adults. ( 1 )

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Other NDCs under NDA 204063

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 204063
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Tecfideradimethyl fumarateDimethyl fumarate 240 mg/1CapsuleOralBiogen Inc.64406-006
Tecfideradimethyl fumarate—KitBiogen Inc.64406-007

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