Resources
IHACPA Annual Report 2022–23
PublicationsThe Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Annual Report 2022–23 was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday 18 October 2023.
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.
Exchange of Letters between IHACPA and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
PublicationsAn Exchange of Letters between the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) commenced on 22 September 2023.
Exchange of Letters between IHACPA and the Department of Health and Aged Care
PublicationsAn Exchange of Letters between Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) and the Department of Health and Aged Care (the Department) commenced on 22 September 2023.
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.
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2021-22
PublicationsThe ninth and final Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commission’s operations for the financial year from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
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.
Supplementary form for additional accommodation groups
FormsThis document forms part of the Application Form for Refundable Accommodation Deposit Approval. Use the main application form to record the information for accommodation groups 1 - 6. Use this form only to record information for accommodation group number 7 and onwar...
Extra Service Fee Approval Application Form
FormsUse this form to apply for approval to increase your extra service fees.