Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease - ICD-10-CM Quality Payment Program Measure

Quality Measure Description High Priority Submission Methods
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular DiseasePercentage of the following patients - all considered at high risk of cardiovascular events - who were prescribed or were on statin therapy during the measurement period: *All patients who were previously diagnosed with or currently have an active diagnosis of clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), including an ASCVD procedure; OR *Patients aged >= 20 years who have ever had a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level >= 190 mg/dL or were previously diagnosed with or currently have an active diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia; OR *Patients aged 40-75 years with a diagnosis of diabetesNOElectronichealthrecord,cmswebinterface,registry

Linked ICD-10 Codes

The following ICD-10-CM codes are linked to the quality measure statin therapy for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease 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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