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

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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

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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.