NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)82012-027Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width82012-0027Add 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
82012-027-0482012002704100 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (82012-027-04)Marketed from Nov 29, 2021

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)
Mexiletine Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
mexiletine hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Mexiletine hydrochloride — 150 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 202111
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 82012-027_dd924d44-b14d-440c-9670-8faa42422ba1SPL ID dd924d44-b14d-440c-9670-8faa42422ba1SPL set ID c4a60f9e-fed1-4172-adc4-0be84ac65db9RxCUI 1362706, 1362712, 1362720UNII 606D60IS38UPC 0382012029041, 0382012027047, 0382012028044
Pharmacologic class
Antiarrhythmic

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

N482012002704 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 82012-0027-04. 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 Mexiletine hydrochloride capsules, USP are indicated for the treatment of documented ventricular arrhythmias, such as sustained ventricular tachycardia, that, in the judgment of the physician, are life-threatening. Because of the proarrhythmic effects of mexiletine, its use with lesser arrhythmias is generally not recommended. Treatment of patients with asymptomatic ventricular premature contractions should be avoided. Initiation of mexiletine treatment, as with other antiarrhythmic agents used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias, should be carried out in the hospital. Antiarrhythmic drugs have not been shown to enhance survival in patients with ventricular arrhythmia…

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