OASIS edit -5770: Invalid skip pattern
Edit -5770 is a fatal skip pattern edit in CMS's OASIS-E2 data specifications V3.02.0, effective for records with completion dates on or after 2026-04-01. iQIES reports it as "Invalid skip pattern". A fatal edit rejects the record: "Records with fatal errors will be rejected. All fatal errors in a record must be corrected and resubmitted." It checks 7 items: M2420_DSCHRG_DISP, A2121, A2122A, A2122B, A2122C, A2122D, and more. The iQIES error guide v2.4 has no entry for this edit effective after 2026-03-31; its last entry is quoted below.
What CMS's data specification says about -5770
CMS's OASIS-E2 Data Submission Specifications V3.02.0 (HTML edit page oe_5770.html, generated 11/05/2025) list edit -5770 with edit type Skip pattern and severity Fatal. The edit text, as CMS publishes it:
If M2420_DSCHRG_DISP=[01,04,UK], then all active items from A2121 through A2122E must equal [^].
CMS's overview document defines this edit type: "Skip patterns always involve two or more items. The first item in the group is designated the trigger (or gateway) item. The value of the trigger item determines whether the remaining items are answered by the assessor or are skipped."
What the iQIES error message for -5770 says
CMS's OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 (Excel, posted 2026-02-05) has no entry for -5770 with an effective end date after 2026-03-31, although the data specifications V3.02.0 still list the edit as current. The guide's last entry for -5770, copied in full with the dates CMS gives:
-5770(ended 2026-03-31)
- Error ID
- -5770
- Severity
- Fatal
- Type
- Skip
- Error message
- Invalid skip pattern: If discharge disposition (M2420) is patient remained in the community (without formal assistive services), unknown, or other unknown [1, 4, UK], then all of the following active items A2121 through A2122E must equal skipped [^].
- Potential cause
- The value(s) submitted in Reconciled Medication List items A2121 and A2122A through A2122E, is not consistent with value submitted in item M2420 (Discharge Disposition).
- Tips
- IF M2420 is 01, 04, or UK,THEN item A2121AND A2122A through A2122E must equal skipped [^].
- Action
- Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
- Effective start date
- 2023-01-01
- Effective end date
- 2026-03-31
Items this edit checks
CMS's Item List for -5770 names 7 items.
| Item ID | Description (CMS) | Item page |
|---|---|---|
| M2420_DSCHRG_DISP | Discharge disposition | M2420 |
| A2121 | Current Reconciled Medication List - Prvdr (Dis) | none yet |
| A2122A | Provider Trans - Electronic Health Record | none yet |
| A2122B | Provider Trans - Health Info Exchange | none yet |
| A2122C | Provider Trans - Verbal | none yet |
| A2122D | Provider Trans - Paper-based | none yet |
| A2122E | Provider Trans - Other Methods | none yet |
Related edits
Other current edits whose CMS Item List shares one or more items with -5770 (the broad -3060 value edit, which covers 365 items, is left out):
What happens to the record
CMS's overview, section 6.4, on fatal edits: "Violation of a fatal edit will result in rejection of the submission file." CMS's iQIES error message guide: "Records with fatal errors will be rejected. All fatal errors in a record must be corrected and resubmitted."
Which records this edit applies to
Data specifications version 3.02 has an effective start date of 2026-04-01 and no end date (CMS overview, Table 1). CMS selects the edit set by the record's completion date: "When a submitted record is validated by the iQIES system, its completion date is evaluated and is used to load the appropriate set of edits for the specifications in effect on that date."
Frequently asked questions
Is OASIS edit -5770 fatal or a warning?
Fatal. CMS lists edit -5770 with severity Fatal in the OASIS-E2 data specifications V3.02.0. The CMS overview states: "Violation of a fatal edit will result in rejection of the submission file." The iQIES error guide adds: "Records with fatal errors will be rejected. All fatal errors in a record must be corrected and resubmitted."
Which OASIS items can trigger edit -5770?
CMS's Item List for edit -5770 names 7 items: M2420_DSCHRG_DISP, A2121, A2122A, A2122B, A2122C, A2122D, A2122E. The full list with descriptions is in the table above.
How do I fix OASIS edit -5770?
CMS's OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 has no entry for -5770 effective after 2026-03-31. Its last entry, -5770, gave this action: "Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit." The data specifications V3.02.0 still list the edit as current, so the edit text above is the rule to meet.
Which records does edit -5770 apply to?
Under version 3.02 of the data specifications, records whose completion date, item M0090_INFO_COMPLETED_DT, is on or after 2026-04-01, the effective start date CMS gives that version. Records completed earlier are checked under the version in effect on their completion date (CMS overview, Table 1 and section 3.2); the effective start date on each guide entry above is the date CMS's error guide gives that entry. The CMS overview states: "When a submitted record is validated by the iQIES system, its completion date is evaluated and is used to load the appropriate set of edits for the specifications in effect on that date."
Sources
- CMS, OASIS-E2 Data Submission Specifications V3.02.0 FINAL (zip): HTML edit page
oe_5770.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.