About ACE
The Australian Classification Exchange (ACE) is a platform hosted by the Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) relating to the following classification systems:
- ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS classification system: The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI), Australian Coding Standards (ACS)
- AR-DRG classification system: Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups
ACE provides a public platform for:
- users to submit proposals for classification enhancements for ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS and AR-DRGs (public submissions)
- nominated jurisdictional representatives of coding committees to submit queries on how to apply the classification (query submissions). These submissions may contain anonymised abstracts from patient health care records
- users to view Coding Rules related to the current edition of the ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS.
To purchase the classification products related to ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS and AR-DRG visit the Lane Print website.
Please register or update your ACE account details here.
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The ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS classification system is used in public and private hospitals in Australia to classify diseases and interventions for admitted episodes of care. Resources for the most recent editions, including errata, are available from the IHACPA website:
Other resources available from the IHACPA website:
Click to learn more about ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS.
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The AR-DRG classification system is used in public and private hospitals in Australia to classify admitted acute episodes of care. Downloads and resources for the most recent versions are available from the IHACPA website:
- AR-DRG Version 12.0 proposed to be used to price admitted acute care episodes from 1 July 2026, subject to approval by the Pricing Authority
- AR-DRG Version 11.0 is used to price admitted acute care episodes from 1 July 2023
Click to learn more about AR-DRGs.
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