NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72572-440Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72572-0440Add 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
72572-440-257257204402525 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 PACKAGE (72572-440-25) / 1 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE (72572-440-01)Marketed from Nov 11, 2019

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)
Morphine Sulfate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
morphine sulfate
Active ingredients
Morphine sulfate — 4 mg/mL
Dosage form
Injection
Route
Intravenous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 205758
Marketing start
Listing expires
DEA schedule
CII
Other FDA classes
Full Opioid Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72572-440_af373236-891f-4ea8-adf8-17e6accdfea0SPL ID af373236-891f-4ea8-adf8-17e6accdfea0SPL set ID 9362eca1-2bc9-4f72-8895-0b9179bfeb2bRxCUI 1732006UNII X3P646A2J0
Pharmacologic class
Opioid Agonist

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

N472572044025 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72572-0440-25. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Morphine Sulfate Injection is indicated for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use: Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse with opioids, which can occur at any dosage or duration [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] , reserve Morphine Sulfate Injection for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options [e.g., non-opioid analgesics or opioid combination products]: Have not been tolerated, or are not expected to be tolerated, Have not provided adequate analgesia or are not expected to provide adequate analgesia. Morphine Sulfate Injection should not be used for an extende…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 205758

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 205758
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Morphine SulfateMorphine sulfate 4 mg/mLInjectionIntravenousHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0641-6125
Morphine SulfateMorphine sulfate 8 mg/mLInjectionIntravenousHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0641-6126
Morphine SulfateMorphine sulfate 10 mg/mLInjectionIntravenousHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0641-6127

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