NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)71288-119Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width71288-0119Add 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
71288-119-20712880119201 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 CARTON (71288-119-20) / 20 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSEMarketed from Jul 2, 2021

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)
Decitabine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
decitabine
Active ingredients
Decitabine — 50 mg/20mL
Dosage form
Injection, Powder, Lyophilized, For solution
Route
Intravenous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 212959
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 71288-119_b607f279-446f-43d6-b0ef-1d8e48366c87SPL ID b607f279-446f-43d6-b0ef-1d8e48366c87SPL set ID a535a235-e1d2-4520-93fe-b7dd9b047784RxCUI 636631UNII 776B62CQ27
Pharmacologic class
Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

No drug-specific HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory for this product. The directory is curated and not complete — check the current CMS HCPCS file before billing.

Administration

Drug administration (CPT 96360–96549)

When a clinician administers the drug, the administration is reported separately. Codes in this range cover hydration, therapeutic injections and infusions, and chemotherapy or other complex drug administration. The right code depends on route, duration and drug type, and self-administered drugs are not billed this way.

How CPT relates to drug billing

NDC on a medical claim

N471288011920 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71288-0119-20. 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)

Decitabine for Injection is indicated for treatment of adult patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) including previously treated and untreated, de novo and secondary MDS of all French-American-British subtypes (refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia) and intermediate-1, intermediate-2, and high-risk International Prognostic Scoring System groups. Decitabine for Injection is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor indicated for treatment of adult patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) including previously treated and untreated, de nov…

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