NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72888-024Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72888-0024Add 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
72888-024-077288800240730 POUCH in 1 CARTON (72888-024-07) / 1.58 g in 1 POUCH (72888-024-06)Marketed from Mar 24, 2022
72888-024-1072888002410100 POUCH in 1 CARTON (72888-024-10) / 1.58 g in 1 POUCH (72888-024-06)Marketed from Mar 24, 2022
72888-024-437288800244350 POUCH in 1 CARTON (72888-024-43) / 1.58 g in 1 POUCH (72888-024-06)Marketed from Oct 10, 2022

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)
Potassium Chloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
potassium chloride
Active ingredients
Potassium chloride — 1.5 g/1.58g
Dosage form
Powder, For solution
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 214108
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Increased Large Intestinal Motility (Physiologic effect)Inhibition Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Absorption (Physiologic effect)Osmotic Activity (Mechanism)Potassium Compounds (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72888-024_4845b2d4-bed2-188b-e063-6294a90af30cSPL ID 4845b2d4-bed2-188b-e063-6294a90af30cSPL set ID d528c0c1-b81f-4f7a-8518-e6911b23c3ebRxCUI 1867544UNII 660YQ98I10UPC 0372888024073
Pharmacologic class
Osmotic Laxative; Potassium Salt

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

N472888002407 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72888-0024-07. 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)

Potassium Chloride is indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in patients for whom dietary management with potassium-rich foods or diuretic dose reduction is insufficient. Potassium Chloride is a potassium salt indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in patients for whom dietary management with potassium-rich foods or diuretic dose reduction is insufficient. ( 1 )

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Other NDCs under ANDA 214108

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 214108
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 1.5 g/1.58gPowder, For solutionOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-8352
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 1.5 g/1.58gPowder, For solutionOralNorthstar Rx LLC72603-407

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