2026 Specialty Measure Set

2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Anesthesiology

The 4 MIPS quality measures designated by CMS for the Anesthesiology specialty set. These are the measures anesthesiology specialists are most likely to report on, though any MIPS-eligible measure can be submitted.

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ID ↑	Measure	Type	Status
MIPS 404	Anesthesiology Smoking Abstinence	High Priority	Benchmark
MIPS 430	Prevention of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) – Combination Therapy	High Priority	Topped Out
MIPS 463	Prevention of Post-Operative Vomiting (POV) – Combination Therapy (Pediatrics)	High Priority	Topped Out
MIPS 477	Multimodal Pain Management	High Priority	Topped Out

All Specialty Sets

Allergy/Immunology12 Anesthesiology4 Audiology10 Cardiology22 Certified Nurse Midwife11 Chiropractic Medicine8 Clinical Social Work19 Dentistry2 Dermatology11 Diagnostic Radiology6 Electrophysiology Cardiac Specialist2 Emergency Medicine10 Endocrinology16 Family Medicine62 Gastroenterology11 General Surgery10 Geriatrics22 Hospitalists4 Infectious Disease15 Internal Medicine57 Interventional Radiology13 Mental/Behavioral Health20 Nephrology17 Neurology22 Neurosurgical8 Nutrition/Dietician8 Obstetrics/Gynecology23 Oncology/Hematology24 Ophthalmology17 Optometry6 Orthopedic Surgery29 Otolaryngology20 Pathology7 Pediatrics16 Physical Medicine9 Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy25 Plastic Surgery7 Podiatry9 Preventive Medicine20 Pulmonology14 Radiation Oncology4 Rheumatology15 Skilled Nursing Facility12 Speech Language Pathology10 Thoracic Surgery10 Urgent Care11 Urology21 Vascular Surgery12

ASM Alert: Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology is one of the first specialties subject to the mandatory Ambulatory Specialty Model starting January 2027. ASM quality measures overlap with this specialty set.

ASM Preparation for Anesthesiology →

VBCA-Developed Measures

CMS-approved measures available through VBCA:

AVBC1

Ischemic Imaging Stewardship in CCD

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