2022 Measure # 469 Functional Status After Lumbar Fusion

Measure Type High Priority Measure? Collection Type(s)
Patient Reported Outcome yes MIPS CQM

Measure Description

For patients 18 years of age and older who had a lumbar fusion procedure, functional status is rated by the patient as less than or equal to 22 OR an improvement of 30 points or greater on the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI version 2.1a)* at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively. * hereafter referred to as ODI

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Instructions

This measure is to be submitted each time a patient undergoes a lumbar fusion during the denominator identification period. This measure may be submitted by Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who perform the quality actions described in the measure based on the services provided and the measure-specific denominator coding.

NOTE: This measure is a target-based measure with two ways to meet the numerator; either a postoperative ODI score that is less than or equal to 22 OR a change of 30 points or greater from the preoperative to postoperative score. It is expressed as a proportion or rate. Patients having received a lumbar fusion procedure who are not assessed for functional status postoperatively remain in the denominator and are considered as not meeting the target. The measure intent is that MIPS eligible clinicians will submit all denominator eligible procedures for performance calculation.

Measure Submission:

Measure data may be submitted by individual MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, or third party intermediaries. The listed denominator criteria are used to identify the intended patient population. The numerator options included in this specification are used to submit the quality actions as allowed by the measure. The quality-data codes listed do not need to be submitted by MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, or third party intermediaries that utilize this modality for submissions; however, these codes may be submitted for those third party intermediaries that utilize Medicare Part B claims data. For more information regarding Application Programming Interface (API), please refer to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website.

Denominator

Patients 18 years of age or older as of October 1 of the denominator identification period who had a lumbar fusion procedure performed during the denominator identification period

Definitions:
Denominator Identification Period– The twelve month period in which eligible patients have a denominator eligible procedure. This allows for enough time for a follow-up assessment to occur during the twelve month performance period. The denominator identification period includes dates of procedure 10/1/2020 to 9/30/2021.

Denominator Criteria (Eligible Cases):
Patients age ≥ 18 years by October 1 of the Denominator Identification Period
AND
Patient procedure during performance period (CPT): 22533, 22558, 22586, 22612, 22630, 22633
WITHOUT
Telehealth Modifier: GQ, GT, 95, POS 02

AND NOT
DENOMINATOR EXCLUSION:
Patient had cancer, fracture or infection related to the lumbar spine OR patient had neuromuscular, idiopathic or congenital scoliosis: M1041

–Patients with a diagnosis of lumbar spine region cancer at the time of the procedure –The following codes would be sufficient to define the Denominator Exclusion (M1041) of lumbar spine region cancer: C41.2, C41.4, C79.51, C79.52, D16.6, D16.8, D48.0, D49.2

–Patients with a diagnosis of lumbar spine region fracture at the time of the procedure –The following codes would be sufficient to define the Denominator Exclusion (M1041) of lumbar spine region fracture: M48.44XA, M48.45XA, M48.46XA, M48.47XA, M48.48XA, M48.54XA, M48.55XA, M48.56XA, M48.57XA, M48.58XA, S22.060A, S22.060B, S22.061A, S22.061B, S22.062A, S22.062B, S22.068A, S22.068B, S22.069A, S22.069B, S22.070A, S22.070B, S22.071A, S22.071B, S22.072A, S22.072B, S22.078A, S22.078B, S22.079A, S22.079B, S22.080A, S22.080B, S22.081A, S22.081B, S22.082A, S22.082B, S22.088A, S22.088B, S22.089A, S22.089B, S24.103A, S24.104A, S24.113A, S24.114A, S24.133A, S24.134A, S24.143A, S24.144A, S24.153A, S24.154A, S32.000A, S32.000B, S32.001A, S32.001B, S32.002A, S32.002B, S32.008A, S32.008B, S32.009A, S32.009B, S32.010A, S32.010B, S32.011A, S32.011B, S32.012A, S32.012B, S32.018A, S32.018B, S32.019A, S32.019B, S32.020A, S32.020B, S32.021A, S32.021B, S32.022A, S32.022B, S32.028A, S32.028B, S32.029A, S32.029B, S32.030A, S32.030B, S32.031A, S32.031B, S32.032A, S32.032B, S32.038A, S32.038B, S32.039A, S32.039B, S32.040A, S32.040B, S32.041A, S32.041B, S32.042A, S32.042B, S32.048A, S32.048B, S32.049A, S32.049B, S32.050A, S32.050B, S32.051A, S32.051B, S32.052A, S32.052B, S32.058A, S32.058B, S32.059A, S32.059B, S32.10XA, S32.10XB, S32.110A, S32.110B, S32.111A, S32.111B, S32.112A, S32.112B, S32.119A, S32.119B, S32.120A, S32.120B, S32.121A, S32.121B, S32.122A, S32.122B, S32.129A, S32.129B, S32.130A, S32.130B, S32.131A, S32.131B, S32.132A, S32.132B, S32.139A, S32.139B, S32.14XA, S32.14XB, S32.15XA, S32.15XB, S32.16XA, S32.16XB, S32.17XA, S32.17XB, S32.19XA, S32.19XB, S32.2XXA, S32.2XXB, S32.9XXA, S32.9XXB, S34.101A, S34.102A, S34.103A, S34.104A, S34.105A, S34.109A, S34.111A, S34.112A, S34.113A, S34.114A, S34.115A, S34.119A, S34.121A, S34.122A, S34.123A, S34.124A, S34.125A, S34.129A, S34.131A, S34.132A, S34.139A, S34.3XXA

–Patients with a diagnosis of lumbar spine region infection at the time of the procedure –The following codes would be sufficient to define the Denominator Exclusion (M1041) of lumbar spine region infection:
-M46.25, M46.26, M46.27, M46.28, M46.35, M46.36, M46.37, M46.38, M46.45, M46.46, M46.47, M46.48, M46.55, M46.56, M46.57, M46.58

–Patients with a diagnosis of lumbar neuromuscular, idiopathic or congenital scoliosis –The following codes would be sufficient to define the Denominator Exclusion (M1041) of neuromuscular, idiopathic or congenital scoliosis: M41.05, M41.06, M41.07, M41.08, M41.45, M41.46, M41.47, M41.115, M41.116, M41.117, M41.125, M41.126, M41.127, M41.25, M41.26, M41.27, Q67.5, Q76.3

Numerator

All eligible patients whose functional status is less than or equal to 22 OR an improvement of 30 points or greater on the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI Version 2.1a) patient reported outcome tool at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively

Definitions:
Measure Assessment Period (Performance Period) – The period of time following the procedure date that a postoperative Oswestry Disability Index (ODI version 2.1a) functional status score can be obtained.
Preoperative Assessment Oswestry Disability Index (ODI version 2.1a) – A preoperative ODI functional assessment score can be obtained from the patient any time up to three months preoperatively, inclusive of the date of the procedure. Assessment scores obtained more than three months before the procedure will not be used for measure calculation. If more than one preoperative ODI was obtained, use the ODI that is the most recent and prior to the procedure.
Postoperative Assessment Oswestry Disability Index (ODI version 2.1a) – A postoperative ODI functional assessment score can be obtained from the patient one year (9 to 15 months) after the date of procedure. Assessment scores obtained prior to nine months and after fifteen months postoperatively will not be used for measure calculation. If more than one postoperative ODI was obtained during the 9 to 15 months following the procedure, use the most recent score obtained during the allowable timeframe.
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI version 2.1a) Patient Reported Outcome Tool – An ODI patient reported outcome tool (also known as the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire) is an extremely important tool that researchers and disability evaluators use to measure a patient’s permanent functional disability. The test is considered the ‘gold standard’ of low back functional outcome tools. A copy of the tool can be obtained below or at the following link: https://eprovide.mapi-trust.org/instruments/oswestry-disability-index
Functional Status Target #1 – A patient who is assessed postoperatively at one year (9 to 15 months) after the procedure rates their functional status as less than or equal to 22.
Functional Status Target #2 – A patient who does not meet Functional Status Target #1 is assessed both preoperatively within 3 months prior to the procedure AND postoperatively at one year (9 to 15 months) after the procedure AND the improvement is greater than or equal to 30 points

NUMERATOR NOTE: It is recommended that both a preoperative and postoperative tool be administered to the patient to increase the chance that one of the numerator targets will be met. The following situations are those in which the numerator target cannot be reached and Performance Not Met M1043 or G2143 is submitted.
•ODI is not administered postoperatively at one year (9 to 15 months)
•Functional status is measured using a different patient reported functional status tool or ODI version
•Postoperative ODI is administered less than 9 months or greater than 15 months (1 year window)
•Postoperative ODI is greater than 22 and no valid preoperative ODI to measure improvement
•Postoperative ODI was greater than 22 and preoperative ODI (to measure improvement) is administered beyond the three month timeframe prior to and including the date of procedure (e.g. 6 months before procedure.)

Numerator Options:

Performance Met: Functional status measured by the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI version 2.1a) at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively was less than or equal to 22 OR Functional status measured by the ODI version 2.1a within three months preoperatively AND at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively demonstrated an improvement of 30 points or greater(G2142)

OR


Performance Not Met:
Functional status was not measured by the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI version 2.1a) at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively (M1043)

OR


Performance Not Met:
Functional status measured by the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI version 2.1a) at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively was greater than 22 AND Functional status measured by the ODI version 2.1a within three months preoperatively AND at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively demonstrated an improvement of less than 30 points (G2143)


Tags

CMS-Neurosurgical-2022, CMS-Orthopedic-Surgery-2022, Neurosurgery-2022, Orthopedics-2022, Physical Medicine-2022, Quality-2022