NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68788-8636Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68788-8636Add 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
68788-8636-168788863601100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-8636-1)Marketed from Apr 17, 2024
68788-8636-26878886360220 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-8636-2)Marketed from Apr 17, 2024
68788-8636-36878886360330 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-8636-3)Marketed from Apr 17, 2024
68788-8636-56878886360550 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-8636-5)Marketed from Apr 17, 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)
Acetaminophen
Generic name (nonproprietary)
acetaminophen
Active ingredients
Acetaminophen — 500 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Over-the-counter drug
Marketing category
OTC monograph drugApplication 343
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 68788-8636_6e797473-afdf-45cc-b1d7-aaa1ce5f79e6SPL ID 6e797473-afdf-45cc-b1d7-aaa1ce5f79e6SPL set ID cb92ebea-86be-4bdf-a608-50be8be770fbRxCUI 198440UNII 362O9ITL9D

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

N468788863601 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68788-8636-01. 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)

Uses Temporarily reduces fever and relieves minor aches and pains due to: • headache  • muscular aches  • backache  • minor pain of arthritis  • common cold  • toothache  • premenstrual and • menstrual cramps

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Other NDCs under 343

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under 343
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Good Sense Childrens Pain and FeveracetaminophenAcetaminophen 160 mg/5mLSuspensionOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8407
good sense childrens pain and feveracetaminophenAcetaminophen 160 mg/5mLSuspensionOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8477
Good Sense Pain ReliefacetaminophenAcetaminophen 500 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8585
AspirinAspirin 81 mg/1Tablet, Delayed releaseOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8598
AspirinAspirin 325 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8256
Aspirin Low DoseaspirinAspirin 81 mg/1Tablet, Delayed releaseOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8334
Extra Strength Pain ReliefacetaminophenAcetaminophen 500 mg/15mLSuspensionOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8375
Childrens AcetaminophenacetaminophenAcetaminophen 160 mg/5mLSuspensionOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8397

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