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

7topped out

ID ↑	Measure	Type	Status
MIPS 249	Barrett’s Esophagus	Process	Topped Out
MIPS 250	Radical Prostatectomy Pathology Reporting	Process	Topped Out
MIPS 395	Lung Cancer Reporting (Biopsy/Cytology Specimens)	High Priority	Topped Out
MIPS 396	Lung Cancer Reporting (Resection Specimens)	High Priority	Topped Out
MIPS 397	Melanoma Reporting	High Priority	Topped Out
MIPS 440	Skin Cancer: Biopsy Reporting Time – Pathologist to Clinician	High Priority	Topped Out
MIPS 491	Mismatch Repair (MMR) or Microsatellite Instability (MSI) Biomarker Testing	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

VBCA-Developed Measures

CMS-approved measures available through VBCA:

AVBC1

Ischemic Imaging Stewardship in CCD

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2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Pathology

All Specialty Sets

VBCA-Developed Measures

Heart Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation

Echocardiogram Stewardship in CHF

SGLT2 Inhibitors in CKD

Ischemic Imaging Stewardship in CCD

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