NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68788-8583Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68788-8583Add 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
68788-8583-2687888583021 TUBE in 1 CARTON (68788-8583-2) / 28.35 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Feb 12, 2024

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)
Hydrocortisone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
hydrocortisone
Active ingredients
Hydrocortisone — 25 mg/g
Dosage form
Cream
Route
Topical
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 088799
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68788-8583_4dafae7f-7601-4812-a740-81935ae0d1f6SPL ID 4dafae7f-7601-4812-a740-81935ae0d1f6SPL set ID 02ab1006-c7c8-42c9-bda8-62c9d7142521RxCUI 310891UNII WI4X0X7BPJ
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

No HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory. Topical products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N468788858302 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68788-8583-02. 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 Topical corticosteroids are indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 088799

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 088799
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 25 mg/gCreamTopicalNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-2233
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 25 mg/gCreamTopicalDIRECT RX61919-364
Proctosol-HChydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 25 mg/gCreamTopicalBryant Ranch Prepack72162-2165
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 25 mg/gCreamTopicalSun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.51672-3003
Proctosol-HChydrocortisoneHydrocortisone 25 mg/gCreamTopicalSun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.10631-407

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