CMS has posted the Cost Measure Field Test reports on the QPP website! It’s time for you to download yours! Here’s a step by step guide:
Here’s a reminder of how to determine whether you might have a Field Test:
Below is a step by step guide showing you how to obtain your Non-Pressure Ulcer cost measure report from the (2024) Field Test:
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Click Here to Download the PDF File
More Information About the Cost Measure:
- Here We Go Again: CMS is Testing a New “Non-Pressure Ulcer” Cost Measure
- How to Prepare For & Make the Most of Your Field Test
- CMS Press Release: Prepare for 2026 Field Testing of Episode-Based Cost Measures
Additional Reading:
The posts below were created for the previous field test report in 2024. The information below will put the new report in context. Some details will have changed for the 2026 report:
- Calculating the Medicare Cost of a Chronic Ulcer – the Answer Might Determine the Future of Wound Care – Caroline Fife M.D.
- On Feb 1st, CMS Started Testing the “Non Pressure Ulcers Episode-Based Cost Measure.” What the Heck is That, and Why Should You Care? – Caroline Fife M.D.Attention All Wound Care Practitioners – If You Want to Stay in Practice, Download Your Field Test Report Before March 14 – Caroline Fife M.D.
- Check Out My “Non-Pressure Ulcer” Field Test Report! (and download your own!) – Caroline Fife M.D.
- Quick Guide to Reviewing Your Medicare Field Test Report – Caroline Fife M.D.
- More Trouble with Field Testing… – Caroline Fife M.D.
- Here are the Specific Questions That CMS is Asking Regarding the Development of the “Non-Pressure Ulcer” Cost Measure – Caroline Fife M.D.
- Medical Specialty and Total Per Capita (Medicare) Cost (Drink Coffee Before You Try to Read This) – Caroline Fife M.D.
- Counting the Cost – and a Roadmap to Survival (Part 6 of 7) – Caroline Fife M.D.
