MIPS #143 Pain Intensity Quantified
2025: no changes from 2024.
MEASURE DESCRIPTION
Percentage of patient visits, regardless of patient age, with a diagnosis of cancer currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy in which pain intensity is quantified.
Numerator
Numerator 1: Patient visits in which pain intensity is quantified
Numerator 2: Patient visits in which pain intensity is quantified
Numerator Instructions: Pain intensity should be quantified using a standard instrument, such as a 0-10 numerical rating scale, visual analog scale, a categorical scale, or pictorial scale.
Denominator
Denominator 1: All EM visits with cancer diagnosis receiving at least 2 chemotherapy admins on or within 30 days prior or 30 day after EM visit
Denominator 2: All radiation treatment visits (77427, 77431, 77432, 77435) visits with cancer diagnosis receiving radiation therapy
Denominator Exclusion
None
Numerator Exclusion
None
Scoring
1-10 points
RESOURCES