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Colorectal Cancer Screening

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Measure Information 2026 Performance Period
Title Colorectal Cancer Screening
CMS eCQM ID CMS130v14
CBE ID* Not Applicable
MIPS Quality ID 113
Measure Steward National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description

Percentage of adults 45-75 years of age who had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer

Measure Scoring Proportion
Measure Type Process
Stratification

Report a total rate, and each of the following age strata: Stratum 1: Patients age 46-49 by the end of the measurement period Stratum 2: Patients age 50-75 by the end of the measurement period

Risk Adjustment

None

Rationale

Colorectal cancer represents eight percent of all new cancer cases in the United States. In 2020, there were an estimated 147,950 new cases of colorectal cancer and an estimated 53,200 deaths attributed to it. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 4.2 percent of men and women...

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Clinical Recommendation Statement

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2021) recommends screening for colorectal cancer in adults aged 45 to 49 years. This is a Grade B recommendation (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2021).

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2021) recommends screening for colorectal cancer...

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Improvement Notation

Higher score indicates better quality

Definition

None

Guidance

Do not count digital rectal exams (DRE), fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) performed in an office setting or performed on a sample collected via DRE.

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

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Initial Population

Patients 46-75 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.

Exclude patients with a diagnosis or past history of total colectomy or colorectal cancer.

Exclude patients 66 and older by the end of the measurement period with an indication of frailty for any part of the...

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Numerator

Patients with one or more screenings for colorectal cancer. Appropriate screenings are defined by any one of the following criteria: 

- Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) during the measurement period

- Stool DNA (sDNA) with FIT test during the measurement period or the two years prior to the...

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Numerator Exclusions

None

Denominator Exceptions

None

Telehealth Eligible Yes
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Last Updated: May 07, 2025