Lithium NDC 72888-172

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)72888-172Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width72888-0172Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package	Copy
72888-172-46	72888017246	500 mL in 1 BOTTLE (72888-172-46)Marketed from Aug 14, 2023

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): Lithium
Generic name (nonproprietary): lithium
Active ingredients: Lithium citrate — 8 meq/5mL
Dosage form: Solution
Route: Oral
Labeler: Advagen Pharma Ltd
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 218036
Marketing start: Aug 14, 2023
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2027
Identifiers: Product ID 72888-172_5b329887-7ecd-bce8-e063-6394a90ac96aSPL ID 5b329887-7ecd-bce8-e063-6394a90ac96a
Pharmacologic class: Mood Stabilizer

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

N472888017246 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72888-0172-46. 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

The FDA listing for this product does not reference a label (SPL) set.

Other NDCs under ANDA 218036

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 218036
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Lithium	Lithium citrate 8 meq/5mL	SolutionOral	Atlantic Biologicals Corp.	17856-1172
Lithium	Lithium citrate 8 meq/5mL	SolutionOral	REMEDYREPACK INC.	70518-4227
Lithiumlithium citrate	Lithium citrate 8 meq/5mL	SolutionOral	Precision Dose, Inc.	68094-077