Medicaid Acronym of the Day – CCS

Cervical Cancer Screening – The percentage of women 21–64 years of age who were screened for cervical cancer using either of the following criteria:

• Women age 21–64 who had cervical cytology performed every 3 years.

• Women age 30–64 who had cervical cytology/human papillomavirus (HPV) co-testing performed every 5 years.

Further reading 

http://www.ncqa.org/report-cards/health-plans/state-of-health-care-quality/2016-table-of-contents/cervical-cancer-screening

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