NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68071-2409Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68071-2409Add 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
68071-2409-1680712409014 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68071-2409-1)Marketed from May 21, 2021
68071-2409-26807124090221 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68071-2409-2)Marketed from May 21, 2021
68071-2409-36807124090330 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68071-2409-3)Marketed from May 21, 2021
68071-2409-46807124090414 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68071-2409-4)Marketed from May 21, 2021
68071-2409-56807124090540 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68071-2409-5)Marketed from May 21, 2021
68071-2409-76807124090720 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68071-2409-7)Marketed from May 21, 2021
68071-2409-86807124090828 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68071-2409-8)Marketed from May 21, 2021
68071-2409-96807124090990 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68071-2409-9)Marketed from May 21, 2021

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 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 206560
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Nitroimidazoles (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 68071-2409_10f6b5cd-3cf8-e2fe-e063-6394a90a690cSPL ID 10f6b5cd-3cf8-e2fe-e063-6394a90a690cSPL set ID c2dbfec8-da5b-cd2b-e053-2a95a90ad17cRxCUI 311681UNII 140QMO216EUPC 0368071240979
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

N468071240901 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68071-2409-01. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Symptomatic Trichomoniasis. Metronidazole tablets, USP 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, USP 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 parasit…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 206560

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 206560
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
metronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-3042
metronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC82868-014
metronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2681
metronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralAsclemed USA, Inc.76420-800
metronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralAsclemed USA, Inc.76420-801
metronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralSportpharm LLC85766-024
metronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-2663
metronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-7815
metronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-195
metronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1703
metronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralST. MARY'S MEDICAL PARK PHARMACY60760-539
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1046
metronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-008
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1045
metronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-007
metronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1775

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