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Chlamydia Screening in Women

Compare Versions of: "Chlamydia Screening in Women"

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Measure Information 2026 Performance Period
Title Chlamydia Screening in Women
CMS eCQM ID CMS153v14
CBE ID* Not Applicable
MIPS Quality ID 310
Measure Steward National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description

Percentage of women 16-24 years of age who were identified as sexually active at any time during the measurement period and who had at least one test for chlamydia during the measurement period

Measure Scoring Proportion measure
Measure Type Process
Stratification

Report a total score, and each of the following strata:

Stratum 1: Patients age 16-20 by the end of the measurement period.

Stratum 2: Patients age 21-24 by the end of the measurement period.

Risk Adjustment

None

Rationale

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the U.S., resulting in roughly 1.7 million cases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019). Chlamydia infections are often asymptomatic, but, if left untreated, can lead to serious and...

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Clinical Recommendation Statement

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2021) recommends screening for chlamydia in all sexually active women aged 24 years or younger and in women 25 years or older who are at increased risk for infection (B recommendation)

Improvement Notation

Higher score indicates better quality

Definition

None

Guidance

Codes to identify sexually active women include codes for: pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, contraceptives or contraceptive devices, and infertility treatments.

The denominator exclusion does not apply to patients who qualify for the initial population (IP) based on services...

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Initial Population

Women 16 to 24 years of age by the end of the measurement period who are sexually active and who had a visit in 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 are only eligible for the initial population due to a pregnancy test during the measurement period, and who had an order for an x-ray or for a specified medication on the date of the pregnancy test...

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Numerator

Women with at least one chlamydia test during the measurement period

Numerator Exclusions

None

Denominator Exceptions

None

Telehealth Eligible Yes
Next Version No Version Available
Previous Version

Header

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Measure Section

Source of Change

Changed the 'eCQM Identifier (Measure Authoring Tool)' field name to 'CMS ID' based on tooling updates.

CMS ID

Standards/Technical Update

Updated the eCQM version number.

eCQM Version Number

Annual Update

Updated the generic measurement period from 'January 1, 20XX through December 31, 20XX' to specify 'January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026' based on tooling updates.

Measurement Period

Standards/Technical Update

Updated copyright.

Copyright

Annual Update

Changed 'Numerator Exclusions' field to read 'None' instead of 'Not Applicable' when no exclusions are present.

Numerator Exclusions

Standards/Technical Update

Logic

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Measure Section

Source of Change

Updated Measure Primary CQL Library Name from 'ChlamydiaScreeninginWomen' to 'CMS153ChlamydiaScreeninginWomen' for alignment with the CQL Style Guide.

Definitions

Standards/Technical Update

Updated the version number of the Global Common Functions Library to 9.0.000 and the library name from 'MATGlobalCommonFunctionsQDM' to 'CQMCommonQDM.'

Definitions

Annual Update

Updated the version number of the HospiceQDM library to 7.0.000.

Definitions

Annual Update

Replaced Direct Reference Code 'F' with SNOMEDCT Direct Reference Code 'Female (finding)' (248152002) to represent 'Female' sex.

Definitions

Annual Update

Updated Measure Primary CQL Library Name from 'ChlamydiaScreeninginWomen' to 'CMS153ChlamydiaScreeninginWomen' for alignment with the CQL Style Guide.

Functions

Standards/Technical Update

Updated the version number of the Global Common Functions Library to 9.0.000 and the library name from 'MATGlobalCommonFunctionsQDM' to 'CQMCommonQDM.'

Functions

Annual Update

Updated the version number of the HospiceQDM library to 7.0.000.

Functions

Annual Update

Value Set

The VSAC is the source of truth for the value set content, please visit the VSAC for downloads of current value sets.

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Measure Section

Source of Change

Replaced Direct Reference Code 'F' with SNOMEDCT Direct Reference Code 'Female (finding)' (248152002) to represent 'Female' sex.

Terminology

Annual Update

Value Set 'Contraceptive Medications' (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.196.12.1080): Added 4 RxNorm codes (2672923, 2696883, 2696887, 763088) based on review by technical experts, SMEs and/or public feedback. Deleted 10 RxNorm codes (1488616, 1488618, 1788958, 198761, 198762, 198765, 2173503, 238021, 312028, 312029) based on review by technical experts, SMEs and/or public feedback.

Terminology

Annual Update

Value Set 'HIV' (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.120.12.1003): Deleted 6 ICD10CM codes (O98.711, O98.712, O98.713, O98.719, O98.72 O98.73) based on review by technical experts, SMEs and/or public feedback.

Terminology

Annual Update

Value Set 'Office Visit' (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1001): Added 1 SNOMEDCT code (185349003) based on review by technical experts, SMEs and/or public feedback.

Terminology

Annual Update

Replaced Value Set 'ONC Administrative Sex' (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1) with Value Set 'Federal Administrative Sex' (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1021.121) to represent Supplemental Data Element 'SDE Sex' based on revised standards.

Terminology

Standards/Technical Update

Value Set 'Telephone Visits' (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1080): Added 8 CPT codes (98009, 98013, 98010, 98011, 98014, 98008, 98015, 98012) based on review by technical experts, SMEs and/or public feedback.

Terminology

Annual Update

Last Updated: May 07, 2025