--- title: Need to Nail a “10” on your ICD Codes? description: Kerry Dunning weighs in on the demand for discipline specific ICD-10 coding. For inquiries use the HCCS SNF Coding Hotline with coders on demand. image: https://www.hccscoding.com/hubfs/snf.jpg --- [![HCCSLogo-TransBG-HIMServices - White-1.png](https://www.hccscoding.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HCCSLogo-TransBG-HIMServices%20-%20White-1.png?width=828&height=413&name=HCCSLogo-TransBG-HIMServices%20-%20White-1.png "HCCSLogo-TransBG-HIMServices - White-1.png")](https://www.hccscoding.com/codeencounters) [![Discover our solutions](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/363491/5516d115-2599-4fe9-a53a-3b1fd900186d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/363491/5516d115-2599-4fe9-a53a-3b1fd900186d) ![HCCS](https://www.hccscoding.com/hs-fs/hubfs/post-banner-final.jpg?width=2000&name=post-banner-final.jpg "HCCS") November 2019 # Need to Nail a “10” on your ICD Codes? **Whether you are a MDS Coordinator intensifying your knowledge of ICD-10s or a Coder training in skilled nursing services, SNFs and PPS swing bed programs are tasked with “perfection” on October 1. The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) demands discipline specific coding that captures the need to be inpatient and the care being provided each resident.** **It’s simple: accurate coding forms the basis for reimbursement. It’s complicated: the procedure and diagnosis codes are numerous. And it’s change: skilled nursing settings have not used the detail needed to secure the most appropriate clinical code.**** ** **Under PDPM, ICD-10 diagnosis coding defines the need for physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology. Codes must capture all that Nursing is providing in services and procedures for the length of the stay. The list for non-therapy ancillaries (NTAs) with PDPM represents a myriad of co-morbidities that must be precise. The principle code on the UB-04 represents an exact measure of reason for Medicare reimbursement. Even the best skilled nursing coder will be challenged in finding the assurances he/she needs.** **Don’t stop training, but consider adding a coder on demand through the HCCS SNF/SWB Hotline. Beginning September 1, Coders and MDS Coordinators will know assistance is just a click away!** **For the per question rate of $ 50.00, HCCS provides certified coders seven days a week for a quick response. It’s the difference your team needs to nail it from the beginning of the most massive change in skilled nursing services since 1998.** **Don’t you have enough things to worry about without fretting about coding? Visit the HCCS SNF Coding Hotline [here](https://www.hccscoding.com/snf-coding-hotline).** ![Kerry Dunning](https://www.hccscoding.com/hs-fs/hubfs/kerry%20dunning.jpeg?width=100&height=100&name=kerry%20dunning.jpeg) #### Written by [Kerry Dunning](https://www.hccscoding.com/codeencounters/author/kerry-dunning) For over 30 years, I have specialized in post-acute consulting services, with a specialty in Skilled Nursing (SNF, SNU, PPS and CAH swing beds) including Medicare compliance audits, MDS training, providing mock surveys, 5 Star training, and other Quality Measure improvement. [**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-dunning-1910b722/) ### *Healthcare Coding & Consulting Services* ### (a.k.a. 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