MIPS # 144 Plan of Care for Pain
Practice Insights coding changes completed for 2025
MEASURE DESCRIPTION Percentage of visits for patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of cancer currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy who report having pain with a documented plan of care to address pain.
Numerator Patient visits that included a documented plan of care to address pain
Denominator THERE ARE TWO CRITERIA COMBINED FOR THIS MEASURE:
All visits for patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of cancer currently receiving chemotherapy who report having pain OR
All visits for patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of cancer currently receiving radiation therapy who report having pain
Positive pain is considered a pain score higher than 0.
Denominator Exclusion: None
Numerator Exclusion: None
Telehealth? Yes, for chemotherapy patients, no for radiation patients.
Scoring: 1-7 points, has a 7-point cap.
RESOURCES