NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)71656-072Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width71656-0072Add 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
71656-072-1671656007216473 mL in 1 BOTTLE (71656-072-16)Marketed from Apr 5, 2024
71656-072-50716560072505 TRAY in 1 CASE (71656-072-50) / 10 CUP in 1 TRAY / 5 mL in 1 CUP (71656-072-05)Marketed from Mar 28, 2024

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)
Lithium
Generic name (nonproprietary)
lithium
Active ingredients
Lithium citrate — 8 meq/5mL
Dosage form
Solution
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 217183
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 71656-072_3ccc30e9-1f5d-5715-e063-6394a90a6bc1SPL ID 3ccc30e9-1f5d-5715-e063-6394a90a6bc1SPL set ID e95036c7-542a-437a-969b-f95f6f949f84RxCUI 756059UNII 5Z6E9K79YV
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

N471656007216 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71656-0072-16. 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 oral solution 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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