2026 Specialty Measure Set

2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Otolaryngology

The 20 MIPS quality measures designated by CMS for the Otolaryngology specialty set. These are the measures otolaryngology specialists are most likely to report on, though any MIPS-eligible measure can be submitted.

20measures
13high priority
19with benchmarks
13topped out
Related:MIPS Reporting & Strategy →MIPS Cost Category →VBCA's QCDR →
ID ↑Measure eCQMType Status
MIPS 047Advance Care Plan—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 066Appropriate Testing for PharyngitisCMS146v14High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 130Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical RecordCMS68v15High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 155Falls: Plan of Care—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 226Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation InterventionCMS138v14ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 238Use of High-Risk Medications in Older AdultsCMS156v14High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 277Sleep Apnea: Severity Assessment at Initial Diagnosis—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 279Sleep Apnea: Assessment of Adherence to Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Therapy—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 317Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up DocumentedCMS22v14ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 331Adult Sinusitis: Antibiotic Prescribed for Acute Viral Sinusitis (Overuse)—High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 332Adult Sinusitis: Appropriate Choice of Antibiotic: Amoxicillin With or Without Clavulanate Prescribed for Patients with Acute Bacterial Sinusitis (Appropriate Use)—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 355Unplanned Reoperation within the 30-Day Postoperative Period—High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 357Surgical Site Infection (SSI)—High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 358Patient-Centered Surgical Risk Assessment and Communication—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 374Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist ReportCMS50v14High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 398Optimal Asthma Control—High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 431Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling—ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 464Otitis Media with Effusion: Systemic Antimicrobials - Avoidance of Inappropriate Use—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 493Adult Immunization Status—ProcessBenchmark

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

VBCA-Developed Measures

CMS-approved measures available through VBCA:

AVBC1

Heart Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation

AVBC2

Echocardiogram Stewardship in CHF

AVBC3

SGLT2 Inhibitors in CKD

AVBC4

Ischemic Imaging Stewardship in CCD

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