Resources
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.
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).
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector 2024-25
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
Three Year Data Plan
PublicationsThe Three Year Data Plan is supported by the Data Compliance Policy, which describes the process and criteria by which IHACPA will publicly report on compliance by jurisdictions with the data requirements and data submission dates specified in the Three Year Data Plan.
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Version 9.1 2025–26
PublicationsThe key publications that support the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification (Tier 2) are the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Definitions Manual and the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium.
IHACPA Work Program and Corporate Plan 2025-26
PublicationsThe IHACPA Work Program and Corporate Plan 2025–26 highlights IHAPCA’s strategic objectives and key programs of work that will be undertaken within the upcoming financial year.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS resources
PublicationsThe resources provided on this page are to assist clinical coders and other users of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS. Information may be updated at any time to maintain currency.
Emergency Care (ICD-10-AM Thirteenth Edition) Principal Diagnosis Short List – 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...
General List of In-Scope Public Hospital Services Eligibility Policy
PublicationsEach year, the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) publishes the General List of In-Scope Public Hospital Services as part of the national efficient price determination. The general list defines the public hospital services eligible for Commonwea...
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Thirteenth Edition
PublicationsICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Thirteenth Edition supersedes ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Twelfth Edition and is applicable for separations from 1 July 2025.