NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72603-817Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72603-0817Add 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
72603-817-0172603081701120 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (72603-817-01)Marketed from Sep 1, 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)
Colestipol Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
colestipol hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Colestipol hydrochloride — 1 g/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 216517
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Bile-acid Binding Activity (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72603-817_515f9c9d-c91c-f5ac-e063-6294a90a2f3dSPL ID 515f9c9d-c91c-f5ac-e063-6294a90a2f3dSPL set ID 515f9b07-7c03-0a2b-e063-6394a90a617dRxCUI 1048445UNII X7D10K905G
Pharmacologic class
Bile Acid Sequestrant

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

N472603081701 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72603-0817-01. 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 AND USAGE Since no drug is innocuous, strict attention should be paid to the indications and contraindications, particularly when selecting drugs for chronic long-term use. Colestipol hydrochloride tablets are indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet for the reduction of elevated serum total and LDL-C in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia (elevated LDL-C) who do not respond adequately to diet. Generally, colestipol hydrochloride tablets have no clinically significant effect on serum triglycerides, but with their use, triglyceride levels may be raised in some patients. Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be a component of multiple risk factor intervention in those ind…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 216517

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 216517
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Colestipol HydrochlorideColestipol hydrochloride 1 g/1Tablet, Film coatedOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.62559-395

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