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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4high priority
4with benchmarks
3topped out
All Specialty Sets
Allergy/Immunology12Anesthesiology4Audiology10Cardiology22Certified Nurse Midwife11Chiropractic Medicine8Clinical Social Work19Dentistry2Dermatology11Diagnostic Radiology6Electrophysiology Cardiac Specialist2Emergency Medicine10Endocrinology16Family Medicine62Gastroenterology11General Surgery10Geriatrics22Hospitalists4Infectious Disease15Internal Medicine57Interventional Radiology13Mental/Behavioral Health20Nephrology17Neurology22Neurosurgical8Nutrition/Dietician8Obstetrics/Gynecology23Oncology/Hematology24Ophthalmology17Optometry6Orthopedic Surgery29Otolaryngology20Pathology7Pediatrics16Physical Medicine9Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy25Plastic Surgery7Podiatry9Preventive Medicine20Pulmonology14Radiation Oncology4Rheumatology15Skilled Nursing Facility12Speech Language Pathology10Thoracic Surgery10Urgent Care11Urology21Vascular 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:
AVBC1Heart Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation
AVBC2Echocardiogram Stewardship in CHF
AVBC3SGLT2 Inhibitors in CKD
AVBC4Ischemic Imaging Stewardship in CCD
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