OASIS edit -4885: deleted
CMS deleted edit -4885. Its version note in the V3.02.0 specifications reads: "[V3.01.3]-This edit was deleted, per errata issue 03. Replaced with edit -7045." The iQIES error guide v2.4 lists its effective end date as 2024-12-31. Look up edit -7045 for the current rule.
What CMS's data specification says about -4885
CMS's OASIS-E2 Data Submission Specifications V3.02.0 (HTML edit page oe_4885.html, generated 11/05/2025) list edit -4885 with edit type Format and severity Fatal. The edit text, as CMS publishes it:
*** THIS EDIT WAS DELETED IN V3.01.3***
CMS's version note for -4885:
[V3.01.3]-This edit was deleted, per errata issue 03. Replaced with edit -7045.
What the iQIES error message for -4885 says
CMS's OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 (Excel, posted 2026-02-05) carries 1 ended entry for -4885, kept here because records with earlier completion dates are validated under the earlier specifications (CMS overview, section 3.2):
-4885(ended 2024-12-31)
- Error ID
- -4885
- Severity
- Fatal
- Type
- Format
- Error message
- Incorrect ICD Format: Invalid ICD-10 diagnosis code.
- Potential cause
- The value submitted in this item is not valid.
- Tips
- • ICD-10 diagnosis codes must conform with the following formatting rules:• Character 1 must be a letter A-Z or a-z.• Character 2 must be a number 0-9.• Character 3 must be a letter or a number.• Character 4 must be a decimal point.• Character 5 through 8 must be a number, a letter, or blank (^).• If any character 5 through 8 is a blank (^), all subsequent characters must be blank (^).• An ICD-9 diagnosis code is not valid for this item.
- Action
- Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
- Effective start date
- 2015-01-01
- Effective end date
- 2024-12-31
Items this edit checked
CMS's Item List for -4885 names 6 items.
| Item ID | Description (CMS) | Item page |
|---|---|---|
| M1021_PRIMARY_DIAG_ICD | Primary diagnosis ICD code | none yet |
| M1023_OTH_DIAG1_ICD | Other diagnosis 1: ICD code | M1023 |
| M1023_OTH_DIAG2_ICD | Other diagnosis 2: ICD code | M1023 |
| M1023_OTH_DIAG3_ICD | Other diagnosis 3: ICD code | M1023 |
| M1023_OTH_DIAG4_ICD | Other diagnosis 4: ICD code | M1023 |
| M1023_OTH_DIAG5_ICD | Other diagnosis 5: ICD code | M1023 |
Related edits
Other current edits whose CMS Item List shares one or more items with -4885:
Frequently asked questions
Is OASIS edit -4885 still used?
Not for records under V3.02.0. CMS's version note reads: "[V3.01.3]-This edit was deleted, per errata issue 03. Replaced with edit -7045." The iQIES error guide lists its last effective date as 2024-12-31.
What replaced OASIS edit -4885?
Edit -7045, according to CMS's version note for -4885. See the page for -7045.
Sources
- CMS, OASIS-E2 Data Submission Specifications V3.02.0 FINAL (zip): HTML edit page
oe_4885.htmland the Unduplicated Edits By ID Report. https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/oasis-e2-data-specs-v3-02-0-final-zip.zip (download page: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/home-health/data-specifications) - CMS, OASIS Data Submission Specifications Overview, Version 3.02.0, October 29, 2025 (in the same zip).
- CMS QTSO, OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 (Excel), posted 2026-02-05. https://qtso.cms.gov/system/files/qtso/OASIS%20Error%20Message%20Reference%20Guide%20FINAL%202.4.26.xlsx
CMS text on this page is copied from CMS's documents without rewording; whitespace is normalised, and one rendering artifact in CMS's HTML (a double quote standing in for an apostrophe) is corrected to the apostrophe in CMS's PDF report. This page is maintained by Logicly, which is not affiliated with CMS. Checked against the CMS files on 2026-10-16.