Summary & Overview
HCPCS A4207: Syringe with Needle, Sterile 2 cc, Each
HCPCS Level II code A4207 represents a sterile, single-use 2 cc syringe with an attached needle used for administration of low-volume injectable medications. As a supply-level HCPCS code, A4207 is relevant across outpatient and ambulatory settings, home health care, and physician offices where parenteral therapy is provided. Nationally, accurate coding of supply items like A4207 supports proper billing, inventory tracking, and compliance with payer documentation requirements.
Key payers covered in this analysis include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find a concise overview of where A4207 is applied clinically, typical sites of service, and common billing considerations for supply codes. The publication outlines expected benchmarks and policy context relevant to supplies coding, highlights payer coverage patterns, and summarizes documentation points that commonly affect reimbursement. The content is intended to inform billing staff, practice managers, and policy analysts on classification, clinical use, and administrative context for A4207 without providing clinical care recommendations. Data not available in the input for associated taxonomies, specific ICD-10 pairings, and related codes.
Billing Code Overview
HCPCS Level II code A4207 describes a sterile syringe with needle, 2 cc, each. This item is a single-use, prepackaged syringe with an attached needle, commonly used for low-volume injections and medication administration.
Service type: Supply and disposable medical device for injection/administration of medication.
Typical site of service: Outpatient clinics, physician offices, ambulatory care centers, home health settings, and other sites where parenteral medications are administered.
Clinical & Coding Specifications
Clinical Context
A syringe with needle, sterile 2 cc (A4207) is typically used in ambulatory and outpatient settings to administer small-volume injectable medications, vaccines, or draw small blood samples. A common scenario: a 55-year-old patient presents to a primary care clinic for an intramuscular or subcutaneous medication administration such as a vaccine booster, insulin teaching session, or routine biologic injection. The clinical workflow includes patient check-in, verification of medication and dosage, hand hygiene, aseptic preparation of the injection site, use of a single-use sterile 2 cc syringe with attached needle (A4207) to draw and administer the prescribed medication, proper sharps disposal, and documentation of lot number, expiration, site of injection, and patient response. Typical sites of service are physician offices, community clinics, retail health clinics, long-term care facilities, home health visits, and outpatient infusion centers where low-volume injections are required.
Coding Specifications
| Modifier | Description | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
00 | No modifier used; standard service | Applied when no special circumstances or modifiers apply to the supply of the syringe |