Resources
Refundable accommodation deposit application form
FormsUse this provider form to apply for approval to charge a refundable accommodation deposit (RAD) (or equivalent daily amount) that is more than the current maximum accommodation payment amount prescribed by the Aged Care Rules 2025.
ICD-11 – Transforming patient data fact sheet
Fact sheetsThe International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and became the international standard for reporting diseases and health conditions on 1 January 202...
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Thirteenth Edition fact sheet
Fact sheetsICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Thirteenth Edition was implemented on 1 July 2025.
Data compliance reports
PublicationsThe Independent Health and Aged Pricing Authority (IHACPA) publishes Data Compliance Reports including a Quarterly Report, as required by the National Health Reform Agreement (B81).
Data Quality Framework
PublicationsThis Data Quality Framework has been created to enable the quality of data to be assessed, understood, communicated and managed consistently. It provides systematic and methodological rigour to IHACPA’s data quality processes at each stage of data specification, acquisi...
National Coding Advice
PublicationsThe National Coding Advice contains the Coding Rules and new edition frequently asked questions (FAQs). These are published to facilitate nationally consistent assignment of ICD-10-AM and ACHI codes in the implemented edition of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS. National Co...
Data Access and Release Policy Version 8.0
PublicationsThe Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) is responsible for relevant data collections to enable activity based funding, as prescribed by the National Health Reform Act 2011 (the NHR Act).
National Hospital Cost Data Collection Private Sector Report 2022–23
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.
High cost, highly specialised therapies
PublicationsIHACPA does not have a role in the decision-making processes that inform the inclusion of a highly specialised therapy in NHRA funding arrangements.
New Health Technologies
PublicationsIHACPA recognises the need for the pricing of public hospital services to respond in a timely manner to the introduction of new health technologies and innovations in models of care.
AR-DRG Version 12.0
PublicationsThe Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG) classification provides a clinically meaningful way to group together treatments and services provided for admitted acute episodes of care to enable hospitals to be funded for these services using activity based f...
Public Interest Disclosures
PublicationsThe Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (the Act) is a legislative scheme for the reporting and investigation of allegations of serious wrongdoing in the Commonwealth public sector.