Appendix

Acute admitted patients

The report focuses on acute admitted patients, as they account for the largest proportion of hospital costs nationally. Acute admitted patients include patients who are admitted for the management of childbirth, surgery, or other diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Table 4 provides more information on the Major Diagnostic Categories (MDCs) which are included as part of the analysis (AIHW 2017a).

Table 4: Major Diagnostic Categories included in the computation of cost per NWAU, acute admitted patients.

MDC MDC description Included
0 Pre-MDC categorisation of high-resource use Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) such as transplants and tracheostomy
1 Diseases and disorders of the nervous system
2 Diseases and disorders of the eye
3 Diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, mouth and throat
4 Diseases and disorders of the respiratory system
5 Diseases and disorders of the circulatory system
6 Diseases and disorders of the digestive system
7 Diseases and disorders of the hepatobiliary system and pancreas
8 Diseases and disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
9 Diseases and disorders of the skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast
10 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and disorders
11 Diseases and disorders of the kidney and urinary tract
12 Diseases and disorders of the male reproductive system
13

Diseases and disorders of the female reproductive system

14 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
15 Newborns and other neonates
16

Diseases and disorders of the blood and blood forming organs and immunological disorder

17 Neoplastic disorders (haematological and solid neoplasms)
18 Infectious and parasitic diseases
19 Mental diseases and disorders
20 Alcohol/drug use and alcohol/drug induced organic mental disorders
21 Injuries, poisoning and toxic effects of drugs
22 Burns
23 Factors influencing health status and other contacts with health services
24 Operating room procedures unrelated to MDC of principal diagnosis
24 Error DRGs (960Z, 961Z, 963Z) x

Source: AIHW 2017. Australian refined diagnosis-related groups (AR-DRG) data cubes.