2026 Specialty Measure Set

2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Pediatrics

The 16 MIPS quality measures designated by CMS for the Pediatrics specialty set. These are the measures pediatrics specialists are most likely to report on, though any MIPS-eligible measure can be submitted.

16measures
6high priority
10with benchmarks
6topped out
Related:MIPS Reporting & Strategy →MIPS Cost Category →VBCA's QCDR →
ID ↑Measure eCQMType Status
MIPS 065Appropriate Treatment for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)CMS154v14High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 066Appropriate Testing for PharyngitisCMS146v14High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 116Avoidance of Antibiotic Treatment for Acute Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 134Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up PlanCMS2v15ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 205Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing for People with HIVCMS1188v3ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 226Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation InterventionCMS138v14ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 370Depression Remission at Twelve MonthsCMS159v14High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 394Immunizations for Adolescents—ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 398Optimal Asthma Control—High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 464Otitis Media with Effusion: Systemic Antimicrobials - Avoidance of Inappropriate Use—High PriorityTopped 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

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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