NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72189-511Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72189-0511Add 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
72189-511-107218905111010 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-511-10)Marketed from Sep 1, 2023

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)
Dexamethasone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
dexamethasone
Active ingredients
Dexamethasone — 4 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Labeler
Direct_Rx
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 215604
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72189-511_2c4e6424-181b-1db8-e063-6294a90a52d9SPL ID 2c4e6424-181b-1db8-e063-6294a90a52d9SPL set ID 044d7898-4ab6-a0b3-e063-6294a90acdbaRxCUI 197582UNII 7S5I7G3JQL
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

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

N472189051110 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72189-0511-10. 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)

Allergic States Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment in asthma, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, drug hypersensitivity reactions, perennial or seasonal allergic rhinitis, and serum sickness. Dermatologic Diseases Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis, exfoliative erythroderma, mycosis fungoides, pemphigus, and severe erythema multiforme (Stevens-Johnson syndrome). Endocrine Disorders Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the drug of choice; may be used in conjunction with synthetic mineralocorticoid analogs where applicable; in infancy mineralocorticoid supplementation is …

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Other NDCs under ANDA 215604

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 215604
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-3603
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .75 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2405
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralDirect_Rx72189-468
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-4320
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2227
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-718
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 6 mg/1TabletOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-729
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralNorthStar Rx LLC72603-187
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralNorthStar Rx LLC72603-189
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 6 mg/1TabletOralNorthStar Rx LLC72603-190
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.70954-401
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/.5mgTabletOralNorthStar Rx LLC72603-212
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/1TabletOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.70954-398
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .75 mg/1TabletOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.70954-399
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .75 mg/.75mgTabletOralNorthStar Rx LLC72603-213
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.70954-403
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 6 mg/1TabletOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.70954-404
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc.68788-8467
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-3588

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