Desoximetasone NDC 71205-271

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)71205-271Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width71205-0271Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package	Copy
71205-271-15	71205027115	1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (71205-271-15) / 15 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from May 1, 2019

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): Desoximetasone
Generic name (nonproprietary): desoximetasone
Active ingredients: Desoximetasone — 2.5 mg/g
Dosage form: Cream
Route: Topical
Labeler: Proficient Rx LP
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 205082
Marketing start: Mar 31, 2016
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
Other FDA classes: Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers: Product ID 71205-271_614ba5f2-9f66-40c7-b22c-1538492a7995SPL ID 614ba5f2-9f66-40c7-b22c-1538492a7995SPL set ID f30b6fcc-43bc-4d65-9c3b-8d6ca780a024RxCUI 197574UNII 4E07GXB7AUUPC 0371205271152
Pharmacologic class: Corticosteroid

Billing references

What Med-Code can say about coding this product, and where each statement comes from. Nothing here is inferred from the name alone.

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

N471205027115 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71205-0271-15. 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 Apr 1, 2022.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Desoximetasone cream USP, 0.25% is indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.

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