NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72426-818Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72426-0818Add 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
72426-818-037242608180330 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72426-818-03)Marketed from Mar 9, 2020
72426-818-99724260818997 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BLISTER PACK (72426-818-99)Marketed from Mar 9, 2020 · Sample package

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)
Nexlizet
Generic name (nonproprietary)
bempedoic acid and ezetimibe
Active ingredients
Bempedoic acid — 180 mg/1Ezetimibe — 10 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 211617
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Adenosine Triphosphate-Citrate Lyase Inhibitors (Mechanism)Decreased Cholesterol Absorption (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 72426-818_29da37de-60f3-4dcc-8ccd-1b96631778bdSPL ID 29da37de-60f3-4dcc-8ccd-1b96631778bdSPL set ID 3fa2108c-0300-47b8-9d34-f762af7c93c6RxCUI 2283230, 2283236UNII 1EJ6Z6Q368, EOR26LQQ24
Pharmacologic class
Adenosine Triphosphate-Citrate Lyase Inhibitor; Dietary Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor

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

N472426081803 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72426-0818-03. 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)

NEXLIZET, a combination of bempedoic acid and ezetimibe, is indicated: as an adjunct to diet and exercise to reduce LDL-C in adults with hypercholesterolemia, including heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). Bempedoic acid, a component of NEXLIZET, is indicated: to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or coronary revascularization) in adults at increased risk for these events who are unable to take recommended statin therapy (including those not taking a statin). NEXLIZET, a combination of bempedoic acid, an adenosine triphosphate citrate lyase (ACL) inhibitor, and ezetimibe, a dietary cholesterol absorption …

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