Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG)

AR-DRG is a patient classification scheme based on ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS codes. It provides a way of grouping episodes of care in a hospital according to clinical characteristics and resource use.  AR-DRG definitions manuals are published by the Australian Government  Department of Health and Ageing and distributed by the NCCH

AR-DRG version 6.0

AR-DRG version 6.0, released in November 2008, incorporates ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Sixth Edition codes. Version 6.0 includes a number of clinical recommendations. Further information on this AR-DRG and previous versions can be found at The Department of Health and Ageing web site.

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AR-DRG version 5.2

AR-DRG version 5.2, released in November 2006. incorporates ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fifth Edition codes. Version 5.2 includes a number of clinical recommendations. Further information on this AR-DRG and previous versions can be found at The Department of Health and Ageing web site.

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AR-DRG version 5.1

AR-DRG version 5.1 was released in October 2004. It is a minor update to the classification and incorporates ICD-10-AM Fourth Edition codes. The ADRG and DRG structure is unchanged from version 5.0.

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AR-DRG version 5.0

(AR-DRG) version 5.0 builds on the foundation of version 4.2 and incorporates ICD-10-AM Third Edition. It consists of three volumes and includes a CD-ROM with supplementary tables

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AR-DRG version 4.1

(AR-DRG) version 4.1 is Australia's first DRG classification to use ICD-10-AM. It consists of three hard copy volumes and a CD-ROM.

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(AR-DRG) version 4.2

(AR-DRG) version 4.2 Addendum to Definitions Manual The AR-DRG v4.2 classification was developed to accommodate code changes introduced by the Second Edition of ICD-10-AM, and to address some difficulties experienced with AR-DRG v4.1.

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