CMS 125v6: Breast Cancer Screening
Measure: Percentage of women 50-74 years of age who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer | ||
Measure Type | High Priority Measure | Scoring |
Process | No | A higher percentage indicates better quality |
Denominator | Women 51-74 years of age with a visit during the measurement period |
Numerator | Women with one or more mammograms during the measurement period or the 15 months prior to the measurement period |
Denominator Exceptions | None |
Denominator Exclusions |
Women who:
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Patients who meet the following criteria will be included in the denominator:
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Have a birth sex of female
AND
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Age must be ≥ 51 years and < 74 years at the beginning of the Measurement Period
AND
- Must have at least one encounter during the Measurement Period finalized by the EC/EP
CPT: 99201, 99202, 99203, 99204, 99205, 99212, 99213, 99214, 99215, 99341, 99342, 99343, 99344, 99345, 99347, 99348, 99349, 99350, 99385, 99386, 99387, 99395, 99396, 99397, 99221, 99222, 99223, 99231, 99232, 99233, 99241, 99242, 99243, 99244, 99245, 99281, 99282, 99283, 99284, 99285, 99305, 99306, 99307, 99308, 99309, 99310, 99251, 99252, 99253, 99254, 99255, 99381, 99382, 99383, 99384, 99024, 99391, 99392, 99393, 99394, 99324, 99325, 99326, 99327, 99328, 99334, 99335, 99336, 99337
HCPCS: G0402, G0438, G0439
A patient will be excluded from the measure if they meet any of the following conditions:
- Have an active diagnosis for two unilateral mastectomies
- Have an active diagnosis for history of bilateral mastectomy
- Have a documented history of a bilateral mastectomy or two unilateral mastectomies
- Had a bilateral mastectomy or two unilateral mastectomies
Diagnoses are documented in the Assessment tab of an encounter. A comprehensive list of eligible diagnosis codes for bilateral and unilateral mastectomies can be located here.
If documenting two unilateral mastectomies, the Anatomical Location Site must be specified when adding each diagnosis code.
To document a bilateral or two unilateral mastectomies in the patient history:
- Go to Encounter > Past History > Structured > Surgical History
- Select the hardcoded Mastectomy node
- Select the appropriate bilateral or unilateral mastectomy type for the patient
- If selecting a unilateral mastectomy type, both Right Breast and Left Breast must be selected
- Populate the Date of Surgery for the mastectomy
- Click OK to save
- Go to Encounter > Flowsheets/Labs > Standard Flowsheets
- Click Add New Flowsheet
- Select the Breast Cancer Screening flowsheet and click Add
- Click Add Column
- Select a Value for Patient excluded due to the following reason
- Click OK to save
To document the performance of two unilateral mastectomies as a procedure, go to Encounter > Orders/Procedure > Orders/Referrals and click Add to add any of the eligible codes listed below:
CPT: 19180, 19307, 19306, 19305, 19304, 19303, 19240, 19220, 19200
Order Status must be marked as Complete in order to count as an exclusion.
Patients who were in hospice care during the measurement year will be excluded from the measure.
To document hospice care services as a procedure, go to Encounter > Orders/Procedure > Orders/Referrals and click Add to add one of the eligible codes listed below:
SNOMED CT: 385763009, 385765002
Order Status must be marked as Complete.
SNOMED CT codes must be added as a Favorite in Preferences > Form Data > Orders to be accessible from the Orders/Referrals tab.
A patient will be counted in the numerator if they received a mammogram during the Measurement Period or in the 15 months before the start of the Measurement Period.
To document the performance of a mammogram as a procedure, go to Encounter > Orders/Procedure > Orders/Referrals and click Add to add any of the eligible codes listed below:
HCPCS: G0202, G0206, G0204
Order Status must be marked as Complete in order to count toward the numerator.
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