A4271 HCPCS Level II code: Integrated lancing and blood sample testing cartridges for home blood glucose monitor, per 50 tests
A4271 is the HCPCS code for “Integrated lancing and blood sample testing cartridges for home blood glucose monitor, per 50 tests” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A4271Integrated lancing and blood sample testing cartridges for home blood glucose monitor, per 50 tests
Short description: Home lancing/test cartridges
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A4271 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – DME supplies (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Other DME
- Added
- Apr 1, 2024
Where A4271 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A4271Integrated lancing and blood sample testing cartridges for home blood glucose monitor, per 50 tests
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code A4271 mean?
A4271 is the HCPCS code for “Integrated lancing and blood sample testing cartridges for home blood glucose monitor, per 50 tests” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A4271?
CMS lists A4271’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – DME supplies (price subject to floors and ceilings)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
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