NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68462-357Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68462-0357Add 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
68462-357-0168462035701100 CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (68462-357-01)Marketed from Jan 20, 2016
68462-357-0568462035705500 CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (68462-357-05)Marketed from Jan 20, 2016
68462-357-906846203579090 CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (68462-357-90)Marketed from Jun 1, 2016

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)
Potassium Chloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
potassium chloride
Active ingredients
Potassium chloride — 750 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule, Extended release
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 202868
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Increased Large Intestinal Motility (Physiologic effect)Inhibition Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Absorption (Physiologic effect)Osmotic Activity (Mechanism)Potassium Compounds (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 68462-357_b0251572-aa7f-434a-a7ff-33ccbc37dfafSPL ID b0251572-aa7f-434a-a7ff-33ccbc37dfafSPL set ID 5b054142-7372-4641-be27-dca630a97ad9RxCUI 312504UNII 660YQ98I10
Pharmacologic class
Osmotic Laxative; Potassium Salt

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

N468462035701 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68462-0357-01. 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

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Other NDCs under ANDA 202868

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 202868
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Capsule, Extended releaseOralBluePoint Laboratories68001-396
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Capsule, Extended releaseOralNorthstar Rx LLC16714-824

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