NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72789-007Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72789-0007Add 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
72789-007-04727890007044 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-007-04)Marketed from Dec 16, 2019
72789-007-06727890007066 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-007-06)Marketed from Oct 30, 2023
72789-007-09727890007099 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-007-09)Marketed from Oct 9, 2019
72789-007-147278900071414 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-007-14)Marketed from Sep 13, 2019
72789-007-217278900072121 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-007-21)Marketed from Sep 26, 2019
72789-007-287278900072828 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-007-28)Marketed from Jun 4, 2020
72789-007-307278900073030 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-007-30)Marketed from Nov 21, 2019
72789-007-79727890007791 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-007-79)Marketed from Nov 7, 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)
Metronidazole
Generic name (nonproprietary)
metronidazole
Active ingredients
Metronidazole — 500 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 079067
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Nitroimidazoles (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72789-007_4030e823-df78-74d4-e063-6394a90ac806SPL ID 4030e823-df78-74d4-e063-6394a90ac806SPL set ID aea4e2a1-2089-40dc-9eee-deaab4f21397RxCUI 311681UNII 140QMO216EUPC 0372789007144
Pharmacologic class
Nitroimidazole Antimicrobial

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 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

N472789000704 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72789-0007-04. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Symptomatic Trichomoniasis. Metronidazole tablets USP are indicated for the treatment of T. vaginalis infection in females and males when the presence of the trichomonad has been confirmed by appropriate laboratory procedures (wet smears and/or cultures). Asymptomatic Trichomoniasis. Metronidazole tablets USP are indicated in the treatment of asymptomatic T. vaginalis infection in females when the organism is associated with endocervicitis, cervicitis, or cervical erosion. Since there is evidence that presence of the trichomonad can interfere with accurate assessment of abnormal cytological smears, additional smears should be performed after eradication of the parasite.…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 079067

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 079067
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-5073
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralAvPAK50268-534
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralAvPAK50268-535
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-2288
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-011
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-016
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-017
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1681
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-428
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-429

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