Wiki NDC Product Codes

[LoriStrong]

I have been searching for NDC #'s on the FDA National Drug Code Directory site and I'm not finding complete NDC #'s that are required by Insurance companies. For instance, the NDC code shown for the Mirena IUD is 50419-421 but the insurance company says that is not complete and it should be a 10-12 digit number. Any suggestions?

 

[corikr77]

When I looked at the FDA National Drug Code Directory it gave 50419-421-01 in the product information.

 

[LoriStrong]

I didn't scroll over, duh! Thanks!

 

[Skenyon]

NDC codes

I don't use the registry, I just take the NDC from the product packaging. The insurance companies are looking for 11 digits. The product packaging only has 10, so you have to add a "zero" to your code, but you have to be very specific on where to ad the zero. It is based on the 5-4-2 method. Example if the product has a code listed like:

0378-6990-98, you would place the "zero" to the front of the NDC so there are 5 digits in the first section of the number: 00378-6990-98.

if the product package NDC is: 00378-699-98, then you would add the zero to the front of the second section of the code: 00378-0699-98.

Hopefully this helps.

 

[mprice45]

Can you please verify the NDC usage for a drug that we are to bill the package NDC? Please give me a link or literature on this?

 

[gena379]

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ndc/dsp_searchresult.cfm

Theyhave listed as both:
50419-421-01
50419-423-01