OASIS · Section J
J0520 — Pain Interference with Therapy Activities
Response options, how to score it, and the error that most often sends the record back. Cited to OASIS-E2 All Items (04/01/2026), J0520.
OASIS-E2 v1.00.0 · ingested 2026-04-26
Response options
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | Does not apply — I have not received rehabilitation therapy in the past 5 days |
| 1 | Rarely or not at all |
| 2 | Occasionally |
| 3 | Frequently |
| 4 | Almost constantly |
| 8 | Unable to answer |
How to score it
Ask the patient: “Over the past 5 days, how often have you limited your participation in rehabilitation therapy sessions due to pain?” Code 0 when no rehabilitation therapy was received in the past 5 days — that is a fact about the care plan, not about pain.
The common error
Coding 1 (“rarely”) for a patient who received no therapy at all — that is code 0 (does not apply), a different statement.
Source: OASIS-E2 All Items (Effective 04/01/2026) — OASIS-E2 All Items (04/01/2026), J0520. Verified 2026-08-20.
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