2026 Specialty Measure Set

2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Pathology

The 7 MIPS quality measures designated by CMS for the Pathology specialty set. These are the measures pathology specialists are most likely to report on—though any MIPS-eligible measure can be submitted.

7measures
5high priority
7with benchmarks
6topped out
Related:MIPS Reporting & Strategy →MIPS Cost Category →VBCA's QCDR →
ID ↑Measure Type Status
MIPS 249Barrett’s EsophagusProcessTopped Out
MIPS 250Radical Prostatectomy Pathology ReportingProcessTopped Out
MIPS 395Lung Cancer Reporting (Biopsy/Cytology Specimens)High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 396Lung Cancer Reporting (Resection Specimens)High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 397Melanoma ReportingHigh PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 440Skin Cancer: Biopsy Reporting Time – Pathologist to ClinicianHigh PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 491Mismatch Repair (MMR) or Microsatellite Instability (MSI) Biomarker TestingHigh PriorityBenchmark

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

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