Products and licenses

The manuals, or classification books, for the classification systems include:

• ICD-10-AM Tabular List
• ICD-10-AM Alphabetic Index
• ACHI Tabular List
• ACHI Alphabetic Index
• Australian Coding Standards

There are no restrictions for purchasing the books if you are located within Australia. Purchasing the classification books can be done by applying for a Professional account through the Lane Print website.

Any students that are enrolled in an Australian clinical coding or health information management course that require the use of the Manuals are eligible for a discount. These discounts are accessed by applying for a Student account through the Lane Print website.

Users from countries that have a licence agreement with IHACPA are able to purchase the classification books by applying for a Professional account through the Lane Print website.

Electronic Code Lists (ECLs) are electronic files that are used in the development of software or are integrated into existing patient software using the ICD-10-AM and ACHI codes for private or commercial purposes.

The products available under an ECL licence include:

• ICD-10-AM ECLs
• ACHI ECLs

In addition to the cost of the ECL, licence fees are applicable when purchasing the ECL products and vary in price depending on the user group.

Entities registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission are eligible for a free licence when used in Australia.

Research and academic institutions intending to use electronic resources for relevant research may also obtain a free licence.

Below is a table that outlines the different licence types and prices (excluding GST) for the ECLs:

For further information on which editions of the ECLs are available, or to apply for a licence agreement, please visit the Lane Print website.

Countries wishing to use the AR-DRG or ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS classification systems or products are required to enter into a licence agreement with IHACPA.

Country licence agreements are strictly government-to-government. As such, IHACPA will only sign licence agreements with government agencies and financial quotes or payments will only be communicated to and accepted from government agencies.

Organisations that are not a government agency require a letter of authorisation from a government agency to act on its behalf in discussing country licence agreements.

Components available to licensees via the licence agreement include grouper software, training and user documentation. There are two types of agreements for country licences:

• Use only – the licenced country has the right to implement the system within its territories without modification.
• Develop – the licenced country has the right to use the products as a base, with the option of further developing aspects to accommodate the local system.

Formal requests for a country licence agreement, including the free 12 month trial, must be made by emailing the classification.licensing [at] ihacpa.gov.au (Licensing team).

*Licence agreements with these countries require Commercial authorisation for software distributors within that country. Please contact the classification.licensing [at] ihacpa.gov.au (Licensing team) for assistance in seeking this authorisation.

**Singapore is currently undertaking an evaluation of the AR-DRG Version 10.0. For day-to-day coding work Singapore will continue to use AR-DRG Version 6.0, which includes the 6th Edition ICD-10-AM and ACHI ECLs. 

***Slovenia is currently undertaking an evaluation of the AR-DRG Version 10.0. For day-to-day coding work Slovenia will continue to use AR-DRG Version 6.0, which includes the 6th Edition ICD-10-AM and ACHI ECLs.

Countries with expired licence agreements are detailed below.

AR-DRG grouper software

Certified AR-DRG grouper software is available in various versions from the following external vendors. Please note that the certification of AR-DRG grouper software validates accuracy of the grouping results only. Other functions developed by software vendors within or associated with AR-DRG grouper software are not certified or endorsed by IHACPA.

• 3M
• All Claims
• Clarisoft
• EIS
• Greenlake Medical
• IQVIA (have taken over as a Grouper Licensee from Visasys)
• Beamtree Pty Ltd (have taken over as a Grouper Licensee from Pavilion Health)
• Plato
• PowerHealth (have taken over as a Grouper Licensee from Laeta Pty Ltd)

Vendors currently certified to provide AR-DRG Version 11.0 grouping software are:

• EIS

Vendors currently certified to provide AR-DRG Version 10.0 grouping software are:

• 3M
• All Claims
• EIS
• Greenlake Medical
• IQVIA
• Plato
• PowerHealth

For information on certified AR-DRG groupers available for versions prior to AR-DRG Version 10.0, please contact the vendor.

ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS software

The following external vendors are licensed to provide ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS software. ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS software developed by vendors are not endorsed by IHACPA. For further information on the software available, please contact the vendor.

• 3M
• EIS
• Greenlake Medical
• Beamtree Pty Ltd (have taken over as Software Developer Licensee from Pavilion Health)
• Plato