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Breast Cancer Screening

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Measure Information 2026 Performance Period
Title Breast Cancer Screening
CMS eCQM ID CMS125v14
CBE ID* Not Applicable
MIPS Quality ID 112
Measure Steward National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description

Percentage of women 40-74 years of age who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer in the 27 months prior to the end of the Measurement Period

Measure Scoring Proportion measure
Measure Type Process
Stratification

Report a total rate, and each of the following age strata:

Stratum 1: Patients age 42-51 by the end of the measurement period

Stratum 2: Patients age 52-74 by the end of the measurement period

Risk Adjustment

None

Rationale

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancers, accounting for 15 percent of all new cancer diagnoses in the U.S. (Noone et al., 2018). In 2015, over 3 million women were estimated to be living with breast cancer in the U.S. and it is estimated that 12 percent of women will be...

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Clinical Recommendation Statement

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends biennial screening mammography for women aged 40-74 years (B recommendation) (USPSTF, 2024).

The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening mammography in...

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Improvement Notation

Higher score equals better quality

Definition

None

Guidance

This measure evaluates primary screening. Do not count biopsies, breast ultrasounds, or MRIs because they are not appropriate methods for primary breast cancer screening.

Please note the measure may include screenings performed outside the age range of patients referenced in the initial...

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Initial Population

Women 42-74 years of age by the end of the measurement period with a visit during the measurement period

Denominator

Equals Initial Population

Denominator Exclusions

Exclude patients who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement period.

Women who had a bilateral mastectomy or who have a history of a bilateral mastectomy or for whom there is evidence of a right and a left unilateral mastectomy on or before the end of the measurement period.

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Numerator

Women with one or more mammograms any time on or between October 1 two years prior to the measurement period and the end of the measurement period

Numerator Exclusions

None

Denominator Exceptions

None

Telehealth Eligible Yes
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Last Updated: May 07, 2025