OASIS · Section GG
GG0170P — Picking Up Object (GG Section — Mobility)
Response options, how to score it, and the error that most often sends the record back. Cited to Ch. 3, Item GG0170P.
Response options
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 06 | Independent |
| 05 | Setup or clean-up assistance |
| 04 | Supervision or touching assistance |
| 03 | Partial/moderate assistance |
| 02 | Substantial/maximal assistance |
| 01 | Dependent |
| 07 | Patient refused |
| 09 | Not applicable |
| 10 | Not attempted due to environmental limitations |
| 88 | Not attempted due to medical condition or safety concerns |
How to score it
Assess the patient's ability to bend/stoop from standing to pick up a small object (e.g., a spoon) from the floor; the activity must be attempted from a standing position, so a patient unable to stand gets an activity-not-attempted code rather than a performance code. Assistive devices, such as a cane for balance or a reacher, may be used. If the only help is a helper retrieving a device like a reacher, code 05, Setup or clean-up assistance; if a helper must pick up the object itself, code 01/02/03 depending on how much of the effort the helper provides. See Guidance Manual Ch. 3 GG item-by-item tips for full scoring rubric.
The common error
Coding a patient who never achieved standing as 01, Dependent, instead of using an activity-not-attempted code — the item requires the attempt to start from standing, so if standing itself didn't happen, the code should reflect that the activity wasn't attempted, not that a helper did all the effort.
CMS Q&As on this item
- Q500 How do we assess GG0170 - Mobility activities when the patient doesn’t have equipment? Such as a car transfer…
- Q500.1 If a patient is dependent for all GG0170 bed mobility activities, would it be acceptable to code the patient…
- Q500.2 CMS guidance for the GG0170 walking activities and wheelchair activities state: “The 90-degree turn should…
- Q508 GG0170I, GG0170J, GG0170K, & GG0170L. How would the following walking scenarios be coded: a. Patient…
- Q508.1 GG0170I, GG0170J, GG0170K, GG0170L. During the SOC, the PT initiates treatment by providing a new walker…
- Q514.500 GG0170N & GG0170O. Guidance for the GG step activities discusses how a patient is permitted to take a rest…
- Q517 GG0170Q, GG0170R, & GG0170S. On admission, my patient reported that they only use a wheelchair when they…
- Q5 For the GG0170 walking activities, if a patient does “walk” 10, 50 and/or 150 feet, but is unsafe while doing…
Source: OASIS-E2 Guidance Manual — Ch. 3, Item GG0170P. Verified 2026-04-26.
Nearby Section GG items
- GG0170ARoll Left and Right (GG Section — Mobility)
- GG0170BSit to Lying (GG Section — Mobility)
- GG0170CLying to Sitting on Side of Bed (GG Section — Mobility)
- GG0170DSit to Stand (GG Section — Mobility)
- GG0170EChair/Bed-to-Chair Transfer (GG Section — Mobility)
- GG0170FToilet Transfer (GG Section — Mobility)
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