Prevention of Central Venous Catheter (CVC) - Related Bloodstream Infections - ICD-10-CM Quality Payment Program Measure

Quality Measure	Description	High Priority	Submission Methods
Prevention of Central Venous Catheter (CVC) - Related Bloodstream Infections	Percentage of patients, regardless of age, who undergo central venous catheter (CVC) insertion for whom CVC was inserted with all elements of maximal sterile barrier technique, hand hygiene, skin preparation and, if ultrasound is used, sterile ultrasound techniques followed.	YES	Claims,registry

Linked ICD-10 Codes

The following ICD-10-CM codes are linked to the quality measure prevention of central venous catheter (cvc) - related bloodstream infections 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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