NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)70518-2345Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width70518-2345Add 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
70518-2345-070518234500100 POUCH in 1 BOX (70518-2345-0) / 1 CAPSULE, GELATIN COATED in 1 POUCH (70518-2345-1)Marketed from Oct 4, 2019
70518-2345-27051823450230 CAPSULE, GELATIN COATED in 1 BLISTER PACK (70518-2345-2)Marketed from Nov 11, 2022

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)
Lithium Carbonate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
lithium carbonate
Active ingredients
Lithium carbonate — 600 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule, Gelatin coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 017812
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 70518-2345_544f52c0-d66c-ae67-e063-6294a90a45d2SPL ID 544f52c0-d66c-ae67-e063-6294a90a45d2SPL set ID b074ca9f-66b2-4e83-b67d-cb317b46411bRxCUI 197893UNII 2BMD2GNA4V
Pharmacologic class
Mood Stabilizer

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

N470518234500 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 70518-2345-00. 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)

Lithium is a mood-stabilizing agent indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of bipolar I disorder: Treatment of acute manic and mixed episodes in patients 7 years and older [see Clinical Studies ( 14 )] Maintenance treatment in patients 7 years and older [see Clinical Studies ( 14 )] Lithium is a mood-stabilizing agent indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of bipolar I disorder: Treatment of acute manic and mixed episodes in patients 7 years and older ( 1 ) Maintenance treatment in patients 7 years and older ( 1 )

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Other NDCs under NDA 017812

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 017812
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 150 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-8526
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 150 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-2526
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-0890
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-8527
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-2527
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 600 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-0891
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-4920
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 150 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-1434
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 150 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-0887
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 600 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-172
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-173
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 600 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-2531

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