How will physicians report measures?
Reporting is claims-based. CPT Category II codes (or temporary G-codes where CPT Category II codes are not yet available) will be used for reporting quality data. Quality codes, which supply the measure numerator, must be reported on the same claim as the payment codes, which supply the measure denominator. Physicians must continue to report appropriate CPT procedure or E&M codes and ICD-9_CM diagnostic codes for patient encounters for which quality measures are relevant. In addition, practices should consider adding the appropriate CPT Category II codes to their superbills.
