NHCDC public sector

The 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. 

It is an annual and voluntary collection of public hospital data. To ensure it is robust for National Efficient Price and National Efficient Cost Determination, once received at the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, the NHCDC undergoes validation, quality assurance checks and reporting to allow benchmarking. Each yearly collection includes an independent financial review and the production of a public hospital cost report that contains cost weight tables. ​

Round 25 (financial year 2020–21)

• NHCDC Round 25 Public Sector Data Request Specifications

Round 24 (financial year 2019–20)

• NHCDC Round 24 Public Sector Data Request Specifications

Round 23 (financial year 2018–19)

• NHCDC Report, Public Sector, Round 23 
• NHCDC Round 23 Data Request Specifications
• NHCDC Round 23 Admitted Acute Cost Weight Table – Version 9.0
• NHCDC Round 23 Admitted Acute Cost Weight Table – Version 10.0

Round 22 (financial year 2017–18)

• NHCDC Report, Public Sector, Round 22
• NHCDC Round 22 Data Request Specifications 
• NHCDC Round 22 Independent Financial Review 2017–18
• NHCDC Round 22 Cost weight tables, DRG Version 8
• NHCDC Round 22 Cost weight tables, DRG Version 9
• NHCDC Round 22 Cost weight tables, DRG Version 10

Round 21 (financial year 2016–17)

• NHCDC Report, Public Sector, Round 21
• NHCDC Round 21 Data Request Specifications 
• NHCDC Round 21 Independent Financial Review 2016–17
• NHCDC Round 21 Cost Weight tables Version 8.0x DRG

Round 20 (financial year 2015–16)

• NHCDC Round 20 Data Request Specifications 
• NHCDC Round 20 Independent Financial Review 2015–16
• NHCDC Round 20 Australian Public Hospitals Cost Report 2015–16
• Reporting of Round 20 cost-buckets by AN-SNAP class, national-level

Round 19(financial year 2014–15)

• NHCDC Round 19 Data Request Specifications 
• NHCDC Round 19 Public Hospitals Cost Report 2014–15
• NHCDC Round 19 Independent Financial Review 2014–15

Round 18 (financial year 2013–14) 

• NHCDC Round 18 Independent Financial Review
• NHCDC Round 18 Australian Public Hospitals Cost Report 2013–2014 
• NHCDC Round 18 Data Request Specifications  
• NHCDC Round 18 Reporting of work-in-progress, long stay patients and escalation factors NHCDC Round 17 Circular  

Round 17 (financial year 2012–13)

• NHCDC Round 17 Data Request Specifications  
• NHCDC Round 17 submission fact sheet 
• NHCDC Round 17 Independent Financial Review of 2012–13 
• NHCDC Round 17 NHCDC Australian Public Hospitals Cost Report 2012–2013
• NHCDC Round 17 Cost Weight tables Version 6.0x DRG
• NHCDC Round 17 NHCDC Cost Report tables 
• NHCDC Round 17 Reporting of work-in-progress, long stay patients and escalation factors 
• NHCDC Round 17 Reporting of work-in-progress, long stay patients and escalation factors 

Round 16 (financial year 2011–12)

• NHCDC Round 16 Data Set Specifications 
• NHCDC Round 16 Independent Review of 2011–2012 
• NHCDC Round 16 Public Sector Cost Report 2011–2012 

Round 15 (financial year 2010–11)

• NHCDC Round 15 Independent Review of the Round 16 NHCDC
• NHCDC Round 15 Australian Public Hospitals Cost Report 2010–2011