NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72611-740Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72611-0740Add 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
72611-740-107261107401010 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 CARTON (72611-740-10) / 5 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE (72611-740-01)Marketed from Mar 31, 2020

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)
Metoprolol Tartrate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
metoprolol tartrate
Active ingredients
Metoprolol tartrate — 1 mg/mL
Dosage form
Injection, Solution
Route
Intravenous
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 204205
Marketing start
Marketing end
Other FDA classes
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72611-740_ede4ae40-88e0-0536-3e01-2f2ac0b5ae3cSPL ID ede4ae40-88e0-0536-3e01-2f2ac0b5ae3cSPL set ID f0370951-ab26-d4d1-b857-57518f3c4175RxCUI 866508UNII W5S57Y3A5LUPC 0372611740102
Pharmacologic class
beta-Adrenergic Blocker

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

N472611074010 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72611-0740-10. 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)

Metoprolol tartrate injection is indicated in the treatment of definite or suspected acute myocardial infarction in hemodynamically stable patients to reduce cardiovascular mortality when used in conjunction with oral metoprolol maintenance therapy. Metoprolol is a beta-adrenergic receptor inhibitor indicated for the treatment of definite or suspected acute myocardial infarction in hemodynamically stable patients to reduce cardiovascular mortality when used in conjunction with oral metoprolol maintenance therapy ( 1 ).

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