NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-2557Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-2557Add 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
72162-2557-0721622557001000 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-2557-0)Marketed from Oct 21, 2025

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)
Folic Acid
Generic name (nonproprietary)
folic acid
Active ingredients
Folic acid — 1 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 204418
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-2557_40705e87-44f9-4cc4-a5d3-5b897b00664aSPL ID 40705e87-44f9-4cc4-a5d3-5b897b00664aSPL set ID 93580111-3e70-4a87-8834-c7aa99ec75e3RxCUI 310410UNII 935E97BOY8

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

N472162255700 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-2557-00. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Folic acid, USP is effective in the treatment of megaloblastic anemias due to a deficiency of folic acid, USP (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 204418

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 204418
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Folic AcidFolic acid 1 mg/1TabletOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-3119
Folic AcidFolic acid 1 mg/1TabletOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-6760
Folic AcidFolic acid 1 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.43063-791
Folic AcidFolic acid 1 mg/1TabletOralDIRECT RX72189-199
Folic AcidFolic acid 1 mg/1TabletOralSUNRISE PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.11534-165
Folic AcidFolic acid 1 mg/1TabletOralCoupler LLC67046-0719
Folic AcidFolic acid 1 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-0613
Folic AcidFolic acid 1 mg/1TabletOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-656

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