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Development of the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG) V9.0

AR-DRG Version 9.0 Final Report

AR-DRG Version 9.0 was approved by the Pricing Authority in November 2016. Development of Version 9.0 was finalised following clinical and statistical analysis and in consultation with clinicians, jurisdictions and other health sector stakeholders. It has been used to price admitted acute episodes of care from 1 July 2018.

The AR-DRG Version 9.0 final report details the changes and rationale for the refinement process.