NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72578-175Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72578-0175Add 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
72578-175-0172578017501100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72578-175-01)Marketed from Mar 12, 2025

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)
Methenamine hippurate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
methenamine hippurate
Active ingredients
Methenamine hippurate — 1 g/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 219661
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 72578-175_d3ad1ad7-1d50-420e-9e4e-ba9283325925SPL ID d3ad1ad7-1d50-420e-9e4e-ba9283325925SPL set ID 759b3725-0934-4974-a3ac-59a20aee81c6RxCUI 992150UNII M329791L57

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

N472578017501 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72578-0175-01. 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 Methenamine hippurate tablets are indicated for prophylactic or suppressive treatment of frequently recurring urinary tract infections when long-term therapy is considered necessary. This drug should only be used after eradication of the infection by other appropriate antimicrobial agents. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of methenamine hippurate tablets and other antibacterial drugs, methenamine hippurate tablets should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in sele…

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