Folic acid NDC 71610-545

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)71610-545Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width71610-0545Add 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
71610-545-30	71610054530	30 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71610-545-30)Marketed from Apr 30, 2021
71610-545-60	71610054560	90 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71610-545-60)Marketed from Apr 30, 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): Folic acid
Generic name (nonproprietary): folic acid
Active ingredients: Folic acid — 1 mg/1
Dosage form: Tablet
Route: Oral
Labeler: Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 090035
Marketing start: May 30, 2019
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
Identifiers: Product ID 71610-545_1ec4ab78-d5f1-4b20-a954-7cf965952c76SPL ID 1ec4ab78-d5f1-4b20-a954-7cf965952c76SPL set ID 454f9fdc-fd8c-4838-8e5b-10f4c74110ddRxCUI 310410UNII 935E97BOY8

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. Oral products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N471610054530 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71610-0545-30. 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 May 24, 2021.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Folic acid is effective in the treatment of megaloblastic anemias due to a deficiency of folic acid (as may be seen in tropical or nontropical sprue) and in anemias of nutritional origin, pregnancy, infancy, or childhood.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 090035

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 090035
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Folic acid	Folic acid 1 mg/1	TabletOral	Chartwell RX, LLC.	62135-210