NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72603-816Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72603-0816Add 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
72603-816-0172603081601100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72603-816-01)Marketed from Apr 1, 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 205661
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 72603-816_83850c2e-5867-4acb-bd35-1261adb5b126SPL ID 83850c2e-5867-4acb-bd35-1261adb5b126SPL set ID 3c9e5bea-f61d-48c3-8e05-640eccccf2baRxCUI 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

N472603081601 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72603-0816-01. 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 USP 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 USP and other antibacterial drugs, methenamine hippurate tablets USP 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 consid…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 205661

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 205661
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Methenamine HippurateMethenamine hippurate 1 g/1TabletOralAurobindo Pharma Limited65862-782

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