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Appropriate Use of DXA Scans in Women Under 65 Years Who Do Not Meet the Risk Factor Profile for Osteoporotic Fracture

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Measure Information 2023 Performance Period
Title Appropriate Use of DXA Scans in Women Under 65 Years Who Do Not Meet the Risk Factor Profile for Osteoporotic Fracture
CMS eCQM ID CMS249v5
CBE ID* 3475e
MIPS Quality ID 472
Measure Steward Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Description

Percentage of female patients 50 to 64 years of age without select risk factors for osteoporotic fracture who received an order for a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan during the measurement period

Measure Scoring Proportion
Measure Type Process
Stratification *See CMS249v5.html
Risk Adjustment *See CMS249v5.html
Rationale *See CMS249v5.html
Clinical Recommendation Statement *See CMS249v5.html
Improvement Notation

Lower score indicates better quality

Definition *See CMS249v5.html
Guidance

Patients are excluded from the measure if they have one or more risk factors for osteoporosis, including a result indicating that the patient should be considered for bone density testing on one of the following risk assessment instruments:

• 10-year probability of major osteoporotic...

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Initial Population

Female patients ages 50 to 63 years at the start of the measurement period with an encounter during the measurement period

Denominator

Equals Initial Population

Denominator Exclusions

Exclude patients with one of the following risk factors.

Risk factors are grouped by when they occur in relation to the measurement period.

The following risk factors must be active during the measurement period:

BMI <= 20 kg/m2 (must be the first BMI of the measurement period)

Alcohol...

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Numerator

Female patients who received an order for at least one DXA scan in the measurement period

Numerator Exclusions

Exclude patients with a result on one of the following tools, which indicates the patient should be considered for bone density testing, anytime in the patient’s history prior to the time of the first DXA scan during the measurement period:

FRAX[R] ten-year probability of all major...

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Denominator Exceptions

None

Telehealth Eligible Yes
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Last Updated: May 01, 2025