NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)70518-2227Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width70518-2227Add 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
70518-2227-37051822270330 CAPSULE in 1 BLISTER PACK (70518-2227-3)Marketed from Jun 29, 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)
Extended Phenytoin Sodium
Generic name (nonproprietary)
phenytoin sodium
Active ingredients
Phenytoin sodium — 100 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 204309
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Cytochrome P450 1A2 Inducers (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 2B6 Inducers (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 2C19 Inducers (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 2C8 Inducers (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 2C9 Inducers (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 2D6 Inducers (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 3A Inducers (Mechanism)Decreased Central Nervous System Disorganized Electrical Activity (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 70518-2227_5512d321-23d9-7398-e063-6394a90a4ff5SPL ID 5512d321-23d9-7398-e063-6394a90a4ff5SPL set ID 363cd347-d25e-42b9-9ce7-30642f3cb353RxCUI 855671UNII 4182431BJH
Pharmacologic class
Anti-epileptic Agent

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

N470518222703 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 70518-2227-03. 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)

Extended phenytoin sodium capsules are indicated for the treatment of tonic-clonic (grand mal) and psychomotor (temporal lobe) seizures and prevention and treatment of seizures occurring during or following neurosurgery. Extended phenytoin sodium capsules are indicated for the treatment of tonic-clonic (grand mal) and psychomotor (temporal lobe) seizures and prevention and treatment of seizures occurring during or following neurosurgery. ( 1 )

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