Bupivacaine Hydrochloride NDC 71872-7217

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)71872-7217Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width71872-7217Add 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
71872-7217-1	71872721701	1 VIAL, MULTI-DOSE in 1 BAG (71872-7217-1) / 50 mL in 1 VIAL, MULTI-DOSEMarketed from Jul 16, 2020

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 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): Bupivacaine Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary): bupivacaine hydrochloride
Active ingredients: Bupivacaine hydrochloride — 2.5 mg/mL
Dosage form: Injection, Solution
Route: Infiltration, Perineural
Labeler: Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 070590
Marketing start: Apr 30, 2005
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
Other FDA classes: Amides (Chemical structure)Local Anesthesia (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers: Product ID 71872-7217_fad3420b-b53f-f7ae-e053-6294a90a200dSPL ID fad3420b-b53f-f7ae-e053-6294a90a200dSPL set ID ada6a9bf-f7cb-035a-e053-2a95a90a6a3dRxCUI 1012396UNII 7TQO7W3VT8
Pharmacologic class: Amide Local Anesthetic

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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NDC on a medical claim

N471872721701 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71872-7217-01. 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 3, 2023.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Bupivacaine Hydrochloride is indicated for the production of local or regional anesthesia or analgesia for surgery, dental and oral surgery procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and for obstetrical procedures. Only the 0.25% and 0.5% concentrations are indicated for obstetrical anesthesia (See WARNINGS ). Experience with nonobstetrical surgical procedures in pregnant patients is not sufficient to recommend use of 0.75% concentration of Bupivacaine Hydrochloride in these patients. Bupivacaine Hydrochloride is not recommended for intravenous regional anesthesia (Bier Block) (See WARNINGS ). The routes of administration and indicated Bupivacaine Hydrochloride …

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Other NDCs under ANDA 070590

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 070590
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
0.25% BUPIVACAINE HCl	Bupivacaine hydrochloride 2.5 mg/mL	Injection, SolutionInfiltration, Perineural	HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst	51662-1606
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride	Bupivacaine hydrochloride 2.5 mg/mL	Injection, SolutionInfiltration, Perineural	Hospira, Inc.	0409-1160
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride	Bupivacaine hydrochloride 2.5 mg/mL	Injection, SolutionInfiltration, Perineural	Henry Schein, Inc	0404-9826