CMS155v8 – Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents

Patients 3-17 years of age with at least one outpatient visit with a primary care physician (PCP) or an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) during the measurement period.

Patients who have a diagnosis of pregnancy during the measurement period.
Exclude patients whose hospice care overlaps the measurement period.

For Denominator:

Patients 3-17 years of age with at least one outpatient visit with a primary care physician (PCP) during the measurement period are included in the denominator of this measure.

For this measure, a patient visit can be documented by navigating to Patient > Provider Note > eSuperbill.

For Numerator  1:

Patients who had height, weight and body mass index (BMI) percentile recorded during the measurement period are included in numerator 1. These can be recorded by navigating to Patient > Clinical > Vitals.

For Numerator 2:

Patients who had counseling for nutrition measurement period are included in numerator 2.

To record counseling, navigate to Patient > Clinical > Evaluations. Following codes may be used:

• 183059007
• 183060002
• 183061003

For Numerator  3:

Patients who had counseling for physical activity during a visit that occurs during the measurement period are included in numerator 3.

To record this, navigate to Patient > Clinical > Evaluations. Following codes may be used:

• 103736005
• 183073003
• 281090004

For Denominator Exclusions:

Patients who have a diagnosis of pregnancy or were in hospice care during the measurement period are included in denominator exclusion.

To record diagnosis, navigate to Patient > Clinical > Diagnosis.

To record hospice care, navigate to Patient > Clinical > Evaluations and use the below mentioned codes:

• 385763009
• 385765002