(g) MIPS Improvement Activities Performance Category We are finalizing the following updates to the MIPS Improvement Activity Inventory beginning with the CY 2026 performance period/2028 MIPS payment year
Their knowledge and availability make them key partners in ensuring that medications are safe and work well
Medical coding for immunizations requires a three-pronged approach: ICD-10-CM (Z23) for the diagnosis (encounter for immunization), CPT codes to identify the specific vaccine product administered (e.g., 90656), and CPT or HCPCS codes for the administration service (e.g., 9047190474 or G-codes for Medicare)
For previous discussions on the general background of the improvement activities performance category, we refer readers to the CY 2017 Quality Payment Program final rule (81 FR 77177 and 77178), the CY 2018 Quality Payment Program final rule (82 FR 53648 through 53661), the CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule (83 FR 59776 and 59777), the CY 2020 PFS final rule (84 FR 62980 through 62990), CY 2021 PFS final rule (85 FR 84881 through 84886), the CY 2022 PFS final rule (86 FR 65462 through 65466), the CY 2023 PFS final rule (87 FR 70057 through 70061), and the CY 2024 PFS final rule (88 FR 79350 and 88 FR 79351)
