NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72485-701Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72485-0701Add 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
72485-701-107248507011010 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 CARTON (72485-701-10) / 1 INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE (72485-701-01)Marketed from Jul 9, 2026

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)
Erythromycin Lactobionate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
erythromycin lactobionate
Active ingredients
Erythromycin lactobionate — 500 mg/1
Dosage form
Injection, Powder, Lyophilized, For solution
Route
Intravenous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 216761
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Decreased Sebaceous Gland Activity (Physiologic effect)Macrolides (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72485-701_3430697d-5de8-4faf-994f-619aa4a2eea3SPL ID 3430697d-5de8-4faf-994f-619aa4a2eea3SPL set ID ca65a48f-5fe6-4b31-8359-51dbc31f6d4eRxCUI 1668264UNII 33H58I7GLQUPC 0372485701018
Pharmacologic class
Macrolide Antimicrobial; Macrolide

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 drug-specific HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory for this product. The directory is curated and not complete — check the current CMS HCPCS file before billing.

Administration

Drug administration (CPT 96360–96549)

When a clinician administers the drug, the administration is reported separately. Codes in this range cover hydration, therapeutic injections and infusions, and chemotherapy or other complex drug administration. The right code depends on route, duration and drug type, and self-administered drugs are not billed this way.

How CPT relates to drug billing

NDC on a medical claim

N472485070110 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72485-0701-10. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Erythromycin lactobionate for injection, USP is indicated in the treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated organisms in the diseases listed below when oral administration is not possible or when the severity of the infection requires immediate high serum levels of erythromycin. Intravenous therapy should be replaced by oral administration at the appropriate time. Upper respiratory tract infections of mild to moderate degree caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci); Streptococcus pneumoniae (Diplococcus pneumoniae); Haemophilus influenzae (when used concomitantly with adequate doses of sulfonamides, since many s…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 216761

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 216761
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Erythromycin LactobionateErythromycin lactobionate 500 mg/1Injection, Powder, For solutionIntravenousPiramal Critical Care Inc.66794-251
erythromycin lactobionateErythromycin lactobionate 500 mg/10mLInjection, Powder, Lyophilized, For solutionIntravenousGland Pharma Limited68083-513

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