A1010 — Race
Response options, how to score it, and the error that most often sends the record back. Cited to Ch. 3, Item A1010.
Response options
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | White |
| B | Black or African American |
| C | American Indian or Alaska Native |
| D | Asian Indian |
| E | Chinese |
| F | Filipino |
| G | Japanese |
| H | Korean |
| I | Vietnamese |
| J | Other Asian |
| K | Native Hawaiian |
| L | Guamanian or Chamorro |
| M | Samoan |
| N | Other Pacific Islander |
| X | Patient unable to respond |
| Y | Patient declines to respond |
| Z | None of the above |
How to score it
Check all race categories that apply — this is a check-all-that-apply item, not a single choice. Ask the patient directly; use proxy input or the medical record only if the patient cannot respond, coding X alongside those responses. Code Z only when it's affirmatively determined none of the listed categories apply. Code Y when the patient declines to respond.
The common error
Treating this like a single-select field and stopping at the first matching category, when a patient who identifies with more than one race should have every applicable box checked.
Source: OASIS-E2 Guidance Manual — Ch. 3, Item A1010. Verified 2026-04-26.
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