Resources
Australian Emergency Care Classification Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsThe Australian Emergency Care Classification (AECC) has been developed for use in emergency departments and replaced the use of the Urgency Related Group (URG) for pricing from 1 July 2021.
Emergency Care Principal Diagnosis Selection Guide Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsA principal diagnosis is the diagnosis established at the conclusion of the patient’s attendance in an emergency department (ED) to be mainly responsible for occasioning the attendance following consideration of clinical assessment.
Emergency Care ICD-10-AM Principal Diagnosis Short List Twelfth Edition – User Guide
PublicationsThis document details the components and conventions of the Emergency Care International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) Principal Diagnosis Short List (the EPD Short List) and is ai...
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Twelfth Edition
PublicationsICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Twelfth Edition supersedes ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Eleventh Edition and is applicable for separations between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2025.
Confidential Data Management Policy
PublicationsThe Confidential Data Management Policy outlines the processes and controls adopted by the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) in managing confidential jurisdictional information.
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 4.2
PublicationsThe Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards (AHPCS) provide direction for costing practitioners to ensure all in-scope costs are allocated to hospital activity to reflect resource utilisation, in a complete and consistent manner.
NHCDC Data Request Specifications
PublicationsThe National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Data Request Specifications (DRS) contain detailed guidance regarding the submission of NHCDC data.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector 2022–23
PublicationsThe National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) for the public sector, collected through the states and territories, is the primary data collection used to develop the national efficient price.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection Private Hospital Report 2020–21
PublicationsThe National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) private sector is a voluntary collection that produces a range of hospital cost and activity information by the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups. This report includes the findings from NHCDC Private Sector 20...
Cost-Shifting and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Policy Version 6.0
PublicationsThe Cost-Shifting and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Policy outlines the processes undertaken by the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) to investigate and make recommendations to resolve cost-shifting and cross-border disputes following a reque...
Back-Casting Policy Version 8.0
PublicationsThe Back-Casting Policy outlines the process the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority follows when back-casting the national efficient price (NEP) or the national efficient cost (NEC) for the purpose of calculating Commonwealth growth funding, as set out i...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report 2020-21
PublicationsThe National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report, Appendix Tables, and Infographic present the results from the NHCDC Public Sector 2020-21. It is important to note that the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has impacted the accuracy and comp...