2017 MIPS Measure #276: Sleep Apnea: Assessment of Sleep Symptoms

Valid Data Submission Method(s) Measure Type High Priority Measure? NQS Domain Specialty Measure Sets
Registry Process No Effective Clinical Care

Measure Description

Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea that includes documentation of an assessment of sleep symptoms, including presence or absence of snoring and daytime sleepiness

Instruction

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per performance period for patients with a diagnosis of sleep apnea seen during the performance period. This measure may be reported by eligible clinicians who perform the quality actions described in the measure based on the services provided and the measure-specific denominator coding.

Denominator

All patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of sleep apnea

Denominator Criteria (Eligible Cases):
Patients aged ≥ 18 years on date of encounter
AND
Diagnosis for sleep apnea (ICD-10-CM): G47.30, G47.33
AND
Patient encounter during the performance period (CPT): 99201, 99202, 99203, 99204, 99205, 99212,
99213, 99214, 99215, 99304, 99305, 99306, 99307, 99308, 99309, 99310, 99324, 99325, 99326, 99327,
99328, 99334, 99335, 99336, 99337, 99341, 99342, 99343, 99344, 99345, 99347, 99348, 99349, 99350
WITHOUT
Telehealth Modifier: GQ, GT

Numerator

Patient visits with an assessment of sleep symptoms documented, including presence or absence of snoring and daytime sleepiness

Numerator Options:
Performance Met: Sleep apnea symptoms assessed, including presence or absence of snoring and daytime sleepiness (G8839)
OR
Denominator Exception: Documentation of reason(s) for not documenting an assessment of sleep symptoms (e.g., patient didn’t have initial daytime sleepiness, patient visited between initial testing and initiation of therapy) (G8840)
OR
Performance Not Met: Sleep apnea symptoms not assessed, reason not given (G8841)

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