NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)70954-872Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width70954-0872Add 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
70954-872-10709540872101 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (70954-872-10) / 237 mL in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from Dec 1, 2025

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)
Dexamethasone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
dexamethasone
Active ingredients
Dexamethasone — .5 mg/5mL
Dosage form
Elixir
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 084754
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 70954-872_5d9b22ca-c619-4ee3-98eb-74544d0d5cb3SPL ID 5d9b22ca-c619-4ee3-98eb-74544d0d5cb3SPL set ID 5d9b22ca-c619-4ee3-98eb-74544d0d5cb3RxCUI 309686UNII 7S5I7G3JQLUPC 0370954872108
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

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

N470954087210 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 70954-0872-10. 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 & USAGE Allergic States Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment: Atopic dermatitis, Bronchial asthma, Contact dermatitis, Drug hypersensitivity reactions, Seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis, and Serum sickness. Collagen Diseases During an exacerbation or as maintenance therapy in selected cases of: Systemic lupus erythematosus, and Acute rheumatic carditis. Dermatologic Diseases Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis, Exfoliative dermatitis, Mycosis fungoides, Pemphigus, Severe erythema multiforme (Stevens-Johnson syndrome), Severe psoriasis, and Severe seborrheic dermatitis. Edematous States To induce a diur…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 084754

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 084754
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/5mLElixirOralMarlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc10135-795
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/5mLElixirOralBryant Ranch Prepack72162-2600
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/5mLElixirOralKesin Pharma Corporation81033-010
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/5mLElixirOralKanchan Healthcare Inc85742-004

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