NDC codes can be used to identify different medications at different points in time. The NDC code 50090096201 identified digoxin .125 mg until July 2017 and was reassigned to digoxin .25 mg in 2019. The code is included in both lists because of the time frame NCQA used for removing obsolete NDC codes (the look-back period for the measure plus two additional years).
Because it is likely that the code on a claim during the calendar year indicates digoxin .25 mg and because this issue may impose confusion when programming the measure, organizations may elect to remove the NDC code from the Digoxin .125 mg Medications List for HEDIS 2020 reporting. Measure Certification will only test this code as part of the Digoxin .25 mg Medications List.
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