NWAU calculators

To assist in applying the annual national efficient price weights and adjustments, the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has developed versions of the national weighted activity unit (NWAU) calculators described in the National Pricing Model Technical Specification.

Each iteration of the NWAU calculators includes a user guide which outlines the introductory steps required to download and operate the calculators in Microsoft Excel.

NWAU calculators are available for each service stream. Annual SAS-based calculators can be accessed from their respective year below. Public hospital managers seeking assistance with implementation are asked to contact their jurisdictional representative, as listed below:

Jurisdiction First name Last name Email
New South Wales Susan Dunn susan.dunn1@health.nsw.gov.au
Victoria TBA TBA nationalfundingmodel@health.vic.gov.au
Queensland TBA TBA HHSFCU@health.qld.gov.au
South Australia Krystyna Parrott krystyna.parrott@sa.gov.au
Western Australia Michael Winter michael.winter@health.wa.gov.au
Tasmania Kyle Lowe kyle.lowe@health.tas.gov.au
Northern Territory TBA TBA ActivityBasedFunding.DoH@nt.gov.au
Australian Capital Territory TBA TBA TBA

SAS-based calculators

The SAS-based calculators for each year are hosted on an external file sharing website, Box.com. Some firewalls and virtual private servers may block access to this page. Please contact your organisation’s IT support for further information.

See our files and download the SAS-based calculators for 2024–25 (ZIP).

Service stream .xlsb format
Admitted acute services Admitted acute
Admitted subacute and non-acute services Admitted subacute and non-acute
Admitted mental health care services Admitted mental health care
Emergency department services (AECC) Emergency department (AECC)
Emergency department services (UDG) Emergency department (UDG)
Non-admitted services Non-admitted
Community mental health care services (AMHCC shadow) Community mental health care (AMHCC shadow)

 

See our files and download the SAS-based calculators for 2023–24 (ZIP).

Service stream .xlsb format
Admitted acute services Admitted acute
Admitted subacute and non-acute services (AN-SNAP Version 4.0) Admitted subacute and non-acute (AN-SNAP Version 4.0)
Admitted mental health care services Admitted mental health care
Emergency department services (AECC) Emergency department (AECC)
Emergency department services (UDG) Emergency department (UDG)
Non-admitted services Non-admitted
Admitted subacute and non-acute services (AN-SNAP Version 5.0 shadow) Admitted subacute and non-acute (AN-SNAP Version 5.0 shadow)
Community mental health care services (AMHCC shadow) Community mental health care (AMHCC shadow)

See our files and download the SAS-based calculators for 2022–23 (ZIP).

Service stream .xlsb format
Admitted acute services Admitted acute
Admitted subacute and non-acute services (AN-SNAP Version 4.0) Admitted subacute and non-acute (AN-SNAP Version 4.0)
Admitted mental health care services Admitted mental health care
Emergency department services (AECC) Emergency department (AECC)
Emergency department services (UDG) Emergency department (UDG)
Non-admitted services Non-admitted
Admitted subacute and non-acute services (AN-SNAP Version 5.0 shadow) Admitted subacute and non-acute (AN-SNAP Version 5.0 shadow)
Community mental health care services (AMHCC shadow) Community mental health care (AMHCC shadow)
Non-admitted services end-class ‘40.62 Multidisciplinary case conference - patient not present’ (Tier 2 Version 7.0 40.62 shadow) Non-admitted services end-class ‘40.62 Multidisciplinary case conference - patient not present’ (Tier 2 Version 7.0 40.62 shadow)

See our files and download the SAS-based calculators for 2021–22 (ZIP).

Service stream .xlsb format
Admitted acute services Admitted acute
Admitted subacute services Admitted subacute
Emergency department services (AECC) Emergency department (AECC)
Emergency department services (UDG) Emergency department (UDG)
Non-admitted services Non-admitted
Admitted and community mental health services (AMHCC shadow) Admitted and community mental health services (AMHCC shadow)

See our files and download the SAS-based calculators for 2020–21 (ZIP)

Service stream .xlsb format
Admitted acute services (COVID-19 update) Admitted acute
Admitted subacute and non-acute services Subacute and non-acute
Emergency department services Emergency department
Emergency department services (Australian Emergency Care Classification Version 1.0 shadow) Emergency department (AECC shadow)
Non-admitted outpatient services (COVID-19 update) Non-admitted outpatient

See our files and download the SAS-based calculators for 2019–20 (ZIP)

Service stream .xlsb format
Admitted acute services (COVID-19 update) Admitted acute
Subacute and non-acute admitted service Subacute and non-acute
Emergency department services Emergency department
Non-admitted outpatient services (COVID-19 update) Non-admitted outpatient

See our files and download the SAS-based calculators for 2018–19 (ZIP)

Service stream .xlsb format
Admitted acute services Admitted acute
Subacute and non-acute admitted service Subacute and non-acute
Emergency department services Emergency department
Non-admitted outpatient services Non-admitted outpatient

See our files and download the SAS-based calculators for 2017–18 (ZIP)

Service stream .xlsb format
Admitted acute services Admitted acute
Subacute and non-acute admitted service Subacute and non-acute
Emergency department services Emergency department
Non-admitted outpatient services Non-admitted outpatient

See our files and download the SAS-based calculators for 2016–17 (ZIP)

Service stream .xlsb format
Admitted acute services Admitted acute
Subacute and non-acute admitted service Subacute and non-acute
Emergency department services Emergency department
Non-admitted outpatient services Non-admitted outpatient

See our files and download the SAS-based calculators for 2015–16 (ZIP)

Service stream .xlsb format
Admitted acute services Admitted acute
Subacute and non-acute admitted service Subacute and non-acute
Emergency department services

Emergency department URG

Emergency department UDG

Non-admitted outpatient services Non-admitted outpatient

See our files and download the SAS-based calculators for 2014–15 (ZIP)

Service stream .xlsb format
Admitted acute services Admitted acute
Subacute and non-acute admitted service Subacute and non-acute
Emergency department services

Emergency department URG

Emergency department UDG

Non-admitted outpatient services Non-admitted outpatient

See our files and download the SAS-based calculators for 2013–14 (ZIP)

Service stream .xlsb format
Admitted acute services Admitted acute
Subacute and non-acute admitted service Subacute and non-acute
Emergency department services

Emergency department URG

Emergency department UDG

Non-admitted outpatient services Non-admitted outpatient
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