Back Pain After Lumbar Fusion - ICD-10-CM Quality Payment Program Measure
Quality Measure | Description | High Priority | Submission Methods |
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Back Pain After Lumbar Fusion | For patients 18 years of age or older who had a lumbar fusion procedure, back pain is rated by the patient as less than or equal to 3.0 OR an improvement of 5.0 points or greater on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain scale at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively. | YES | Registry |
Linked ICD-10 Codes
The following ICD-10-CM codes are linked to the quality measure back pain after lumbar fusion when used as part of a patient's medical record. This Quality Measure is part of Medicare's Quality Payment Program (QPP).
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