ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Thirteenth Edition


The ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS classification system consists of:

  • Classification of diseases, injuries and related health problems - International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM)
  • Classification of surgeries, therapies and health interventions - Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI)
  • Classification guidelines for nationally consistent application of ICD-10-AM and ACHI - Australian Coding Standards (ACS)

ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS is used in public and private hospitals in Australia to classify episodes of admitted patient care:

Access the classification system products for Twelfth Edition which include:

Product Description
Hardcopy books Includes the printed copy of the classification volumes: the Alphabetic Indices and Tabular Lists for ICD-10-AM and ACHI, and the ACS
Education modules Online modules that outline the major changes made for Thirteenth Edition
Summary of changes A report listing the overall changes to the classification volumes and summary of updates
Reference of changes An education product that lists the specific changes to the classification volumes
Frequently Asked Questions Responses to questions asked about new edition education, retired with the publication of each new edition
Code lists and Mapping Tables Electronic files that contain codes, descriptions and attributes (eg sex and age edits) and tables for mapping between Thirteenth Edition and Twelfth Edition that are used in software products
Chronicle Lists the changes to codes and standards across the editions of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS

Vendors that provide ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS software are licensed by IHACPA. However, please note that IHACPA does not certify and is not responsible for the distribution or use of this software.

Further information on ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS can be found on IHACPA’s website.