NON-RECOMMENDED CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING IN ADOLESCENT FEMALES. HEDIS (Administrative)

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1 NON-RECOMMENDED CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING IN ADOLESCENT FEMALES APPLICATIONS OBJECTIVE Purpose of Measure: ELIGIBLE POPULATION Which members are included? STANDARD OF CARE What screening should not be done? NCQA ACCEPTED CODES (Note: these codes should not be present. A lower rate indicates better performance.) DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS What documentation should be submitted? REFERENCES HEDIS (Administrative) To identify members who were screened unnecessarily for cervical cancer. Adolescent females years of age as of December 31 st of the measurement year. Adolescent females with a history of cervical cancer, HIV, or immunodeficiency at any time during their history through December 31 st of the measurement year are excluded. (Note: pregnancy is not an exclusion.) Cervical cytology or HPV testing should not be performed on adolescent females unless exclusion diagnosis criteria is met. Adolescent females less than 21 years of age should not be screened regardless of sexual initiation or other risk factors. Please see code table. Documentation may include a note that cervical cytology was not completed due to member s age. If the member has an exclusion diagnosis, the documentation should include diagnosis of cervical cancer, HIV, or immunodeficiency. For more information, please refer to Passport Health Plan s Preventive Health Clinical Practice Guideline. The criteria above are based on standards established under NCQA s HEDIS 2018 Technical Specifications. HEDIS is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

2 NON-RECOMMENDED CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING IN ADOLESCENT FEMALES Meet Screening Criteria Cervical Cytology CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT HCPCS G0123 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, screening by cytotechnologist under physician supervision (G0123) HCPCS G0124 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician (G0124) HCPCS G0141 Screening cytopathology smears, cervical or vaginal, performed by automated system, with manual rescreening, requiring interpretation by physician (G0141) HCPCS G0143 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with manual screening and rescreening by cytotechnologist under physician supervision (G0143) HCPCS G0144 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system, under physician supervision (G0144) HCPCS G0145 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision (G0145) HCPCS G0147 Screening cytopathology smears, cervical or vaginal, performed by automated system under physician supervision (G0147) HCPCS G0148 Screening cytopathology smears, cervical or vaginal, performed by automated system with manual rescreening (G0148) HCPCS P3000 Screening papanicolaou smear, cervical or vaginal, up to three smears, by technician under physician supervision (P3000) HCPCS P3001 Screening papanicolaou smear, cervical or vaginal, up to three smears, requiring interpretation by physician (P3001) HCPCS Q0091 Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory (Q0091)

3 LOINC Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Cervix by Cyto stain LOINC Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Cervix by Cyto stain.thin prep LOINC General categories [Interpretation] of Cervical or vaginal smear or scraping by Cyto stain LOINC Statement of adequacy [Interpretation] of Cervical or vaginal smear or scraping by Cyto stain LOINC Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Cervical or vaginal smear or scraping by Cyto stain LOINC Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Cervical or vaginal smear or scraping by Cyto stain Narrative LOINC Cytology study comment Cervical or vaginal smear or scraping Cyto stain LOINC Cytology Cervical or vaginal smear or scraping study LOINC Cytology report of Cervical or vaginal smear or scraping Cyto stain.thin prep LOINC Cytology report of Cervical or vaginal smear or scraping Cyto stain UBREV 0923 HPV Tests CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT HCPCS G0476 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); human papillomavirus (hpv), high-risk types (e.g., 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68) for cervical cancer screening, must be performed in addition to pap test (G0476) LOINC Human papilloma virus DNA [Presence] in Cervix by DNA probe LOINC Human papilloma virus DNA [Presence] in Cervix by Probe and signal LOINC Human papilloma virus DNA [Presence] in Cervix by Probe and signal LOINC Human papilloma virus 16 DNA [Presence] in Cervix by Probe and signal LOINC Human papilloma virus 18 DNA [Presence] in Cervix by Probe and signal LOINC Human papilloma virus DNA [Presence] in Cervix by Probe and signal LOINC Human papilloma virus E6+E7 mrna [Presence] in Cervix by Probe and target LOINC Human papilloma virus DNA [Presence] in Cervix by Probe and target LOINC Human papilloma virus E6+E7 mrna [Presence] in Cervix by Probe and target LOINC Human papiloma virus 16 and 18 and DNA [Interpretation] in Cervix LOINC Human papilloma virus 16 DNA [Presence] in Cervix by Probe and target

4 LOINC Human papilloma virus 18 DNA [Presence] in Cervix by Probe and target LOINC Human papilloma virus 16 and E6+E7 mrna [Identifier] in Cervix by Probe and target LOINC Human papilloma virus 16 E6+E7 mrna [Presence] in Cervix by Probe and target LOINC Human papilloma virus DNA [Presence] in Cervix by Probe and target Exclusions Cervical Cancer ICD10CM C53.0 [C53.0] Malignant neoplasm of endocervix ICD10CM C53.1 [C53.1] Malignant neoplasm of exocervix ICD10CM C53.8 [C53.8] Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of cervix uteri ICD10CM C53.9 [C53.9] Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri, unspecified ICD10CM D06.0 [D06.0] Carcinoma in situ of endocervix ICD10CM D06.1 [D06.1] Carcinoma in situ of exocervix ICD10CM D06.7 [D06.7] Carcinoma in situ of other parts of cervix ICD10CM D06.9 [D06.9] Carcinoma in situ of cervix, unspecified ICD10CM Z85.41 [Z85.41] Personal history of malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri ICD9CM Malignant neoplasm of endocervix ICD9CM Malignant neoplasm of exocervix ICD9CM Malignant neoplasm of other specified sites of cervix ICD9CM Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri, unspecified site ICD9CM Carcinoma in situ of cervix uteri ICD9CM V10.41 Personal history of malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri HIV ICD10CM B20 [B20] Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease ICD10CM Z21 [Z21] Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status ICD9CM 042 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease ICD9CM V08 Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status ICD10CM B97.35 [B97.35] Human immunodeficiency virus, type 2 [HIV 2] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere ICD9CM Human immunodeficiency virus, type 2 [HIV-2] Disorders of the Immune System ICD10CM D80.0 [D80.0] Hereditary hypogammaglobulinemia ICD10CM D80.1 [D80.1] Nonfamilial hypogammaglobulinemia ICD10CM D80.2 [D80.2] Selective deficiency of immunoglobulin A [IgA] ICD10CM D80.3 [D80.3] Selective deficiency of immunoglobulin G [IgG] subclasses ICD10CM D80.4 [D80.4] Selective deficiency of immunoglobulin M [IgM] ICD10CM D80.5 [D80.5] Immunodeficiency with increased immunoglobulin M [IgM] ICD10CM D80.6 [D80.6] Antibody deficiency with near-normal immunoglobulins or with hyperimmunoglobulinemia ICD10CM D80.7 [D80.7] Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy ICD10CM D80.8 [D80.8] Other immunodeficiencies with predominantly antibody defects ICD10CM D80.9 [D80.9] Immunodeficiency with predominantly antibody defects, unspecified

5 ICD10CM D81.0 [D81.0] Severe combined immunodeficiency [SCID] with reticular dysgenesis ICD10CM D81.1 [D81.1] Severe combined immunodeficiency [SCID] with low T- and B-cell numbers ICD10CM D81.2 [D81.2] Severe combined immunodeficiency [SCID] with low or normal B-cell numbers ICD10CM D81.4 [D81.4] Nezelof's syndrome ICD10CM D81.6 [D81.6] Major histocompatibility complex class I deficiency ICD10CM D81.7 [D81.7] Major histocompatibility complex class II deficiency ICD10CM D81.89 [D81.89] Other combined immunodeficiencies ICD10CM D81.9 [D81.9] Combined immunodeficiency, unspecified ICD10CM D82.0 [D82.0] Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ICD10CM D82.1 [D82.1] Di George's syndrome ICD10CM D82.2 [D82.2] Immunodeficiency with short-limbed stature ICD10CM D82.3 [D82.3] Immunodeficiency following hereditary defective response to Epstein- Barr virus ICD10CM D82.4 [D82.4] Hyperimmunoglobulin E [IgE] syndrome ICD10CM D82.8 [D82.8] Immunodeficiency associated with other specified major defects ICD10CM D82.9 [D82.9] Immunodeficiency associated with major defect, unspecified ICD10CM D83.0 [D83.0] Common variable immunodeficiency with predominant abnormalities of B-cell numbers and function ICD10CM D83.1 [D83.1] Common variable immunodeficiency with predominant immunoregulatory T-cell disorders ICD10CM D83.2 [D83.2] Common variable immunodeficiency with autoantibodies to B- or T-cells ICD10CM D83.8 [D83.8] Other common variable immunodeficiencies ICD10CM D83.9 [D83.9] Common variable immunodeficiency, unspecified ICD10CM D84.0 [D84.0] Lymphocyte function antigen-1 [LFA-1] defect ICD10CM D84.1 [D84.1] Defects in the complement system ICD10CM D84.8 [D84.8] Other specified immunodeficiencies ICD10CM D84.9 [D84.9] Immunodeficiency, unspecified ICD10CM D89.3 [D89.3] Immune reconstitution syndrome ICD10CM D [D89.810] Acute graft-versus-host disease ICD10CM D [D89.811] Chronic graft-versus-host disease ICD10CM D [D89.812] Acute on chronic graft-versus-host disease ICD10CM D [D89.813] Graft-versus-host disease, unspecified ICD10CM D89.82 [D89.82] Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome [ALPS] ICD10CM D89.89 [D89.89] Other specified disorders involving the immune mechanism, not elsewhere classified ICD10CM D89.9 [D89.9] Disorder involving the immune mechanism, unspecified ICD9CM Hypogammaglobulinemia, unspecified ICD9CM Selective IgA immunodeficiency ICD9CM Selective IgM immunodeficiency ICD9CM Other selective immunoglobulin deficiencies ICD9CM Congenital hypogammaglobulinemia ICD9CM Immunodeficiency with increased IgM ICD9CM Common variable immunodeficiency ICD9CM Other deficiency of humoral immunity ICD9CM Immunodeficiency with predominant T-cell defect, unspecified ICD9CM Digeorge's syndrome

6 ICD9CM Wiskott-aldrich syndrome ICD9CM Nezelof's syndrome ICD9CM Other deficiency of cell-mediated immunity ICD9CM Combined immunity deficiency ICD9CM Unspecified immunity deficiency ICD9CM Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome ICD9CM Autoimmune disease, not elsewhere classified ICD9CM Graft-versus-host disease, unspecified ICD9CM Acute graft-versus-host disease ICD9CM Chronic graft-versus-host disease ICD9CM Acute on chronic graft-versus-host disease ICD9CM Other specified disorders involving the immune mechanism ICD9CM Unspecified disorder of immune mechanism

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