List of values grouped for data release

Country of birth and language

Broad language codes (#lang)

Code	Description
12	ENGLISH
1	NORTHERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES
2	SOUTHERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES
3	EASTERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES
4	SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL ASIAN LANGUAGES
5	SOUTHERN ASIAN LANGUAGES
6	SOUTHEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES
7	EASTERN ASIAN LANGUAGES
8	AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
9	OTHER LANGUAGES

Source: Australian Standard Classification of Languages, 2016

Data Services Branch (DSB) Broad country of birth codes (#cob)

Code	Description
1101	Australia
1201	New Zealand
1	Oceania and Antarctica
2	North-West Europe
3	Southern and Eastern Europe
4	North Africa and the Middle East
5	South-East Asia
6	North-East Asia
7	Southern and Central Asia
8	Americas
9	Sub-Saharan Africa
0000	Inadequately Described
0001	At Sea
nec	Not Elsewhere Classified
0003	Not Stated

Source: Australian Standard Classification of Countries, 2016

Source of referral from QHAPDC

(#ref)

Code	HBCIS admission source	Code	Extracted/mapped by HQI	Code	Standard format for research requests	Code	AIHW National Admitted Patient Care codes (as at May 2023)
01	Private medical practitioner (excl. psychiatrist)	01	Private medical practitioner (excl. psychiatrist)	01	Private medical practitioner (excl. psychiatrist)	03	Other
02	Emergency department	02	Emergency department - this hospital	02	Emergency department - this hospital	03	Other
03	Outpatient department	03	Outpatient department - this hospital	03	Outpatient department - this hospital	03	Other
06	Episode change	06	Episode change	06	Episode change	02	Statistical admissions - episode type change
08	Outborn	02	Emergency department - this hospital	02	Emergency department - this hospital	03	Other
09	Born in hospital	09	Born in hospital	09	Born in hospital	03	Other
10	Retrieval from another hospital	24	Admitted patient transferred from another hospital	24	Admitted patient transferred from another hospital	01	Admitted patient transferred from another hospital
14	Other health care establishment	14	Other health care establishment	14	Other health care establishment	03	Other
15	Private psychiatrist	15	Private psychiatrist	15	Private psychiatrist	03	Other
16	Correctional facility	16	Correctional facility	29	Other	03	Other
17	Law enforcement agency	17	Law enforcement agency	29	Other	03	Other
18	Community service	18	Community service	18	Community service	03	Other
19	Retrieval not from another hospital	02	Emergency department - this hospital	02	Emergency department - this hospital	03	Other
		20	Organ procurement	20	Organ procurement	NA	Not applicable. Organ procurement is not within scope for the APC NMDS.
21	Boarder	21	Boarder	21	Boarder	NA	Not applicable. Boarders are not within scope for the APC NMDS.
22	Routine readmission not requiring referral	19	Routine readmission not requiring referral	19	Routine readmission not requiring referral	03	Other
23	Residential aged care service	23	Residential aged care service	23	Residential aged care service	03	Other
24	Admitted patient transferred from another hospital	24	Admitted patient transferred from another hospital	24	Admitted patient transferred from another hospital	01	Admitted patient transferred from another hospital
25	Non-admitted patient referred from another hospital	25	Non-admitted patient referred from another hospital	25	Non-admitted patient referred from another hospital	03	Other
29	Other	29	Other	29	Other	03	Other
30	Planned emergency	30	Planned emergency	30	Planned emergency	03	Other
31	Residential mental health care service	31	Residential mental health care service	29	Other	03	Other
32	Change of reference period (RMHCDC only)	32	Change of reference period (RMHCDC only)	29	Other	03	Other

Mode of separation (discharge status) from QHAPDC

(#dis)

Code	HBCIS	Code	Extract/mapped by HQI	Code	Standard format for research requests	Code	AIHW National Admitted Patient Care codes (as at May 2023)
01	Home/usual residence	01	Home/usual residence	01	Home/usual residence	90	Other
04	Other health care accommodation	04	Other health care accommodation	04	Other health care accommodation	40	Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals)
05	Died in hospital	05	Died in hospital	05	Died in hospital	80	Died
06	Care type change	06	Care type change	06	Care type change	50	Statistical discharge – type change
07	Discharged at own risk	07	Discharged at own risk	19	Other	60	Left against medical advice / discharge at own risk
09	Non-return from leave	09	Non-return from leave	19	Other	70	Statistical discharge from leave
12	Correctional facility	12	Correctional facility	19	Other	90	Other
		13	Organ procurement	13	Organ procurement	NA	Not applicable. Organ procurement is not within scope for the APC NMDS.
14	Boarder	14	Boarder	14	Boarder	NA	Not applicable. Boarders are not within scope for the APC NMDS.
16	Hospital transfer	16	Transferred to another hospital	16	Transferred to another hospital (Facility numbers will be reported for Public facilities. Other hospitals to be reported as 'Private.'	10 30	Discharge/transfer to an(other) acute hospital (if facility code is not between 00700-00799). Discharge/transfer to an(other) psychiatric hospital (if facility code is between 00700-00799).
17	Medi-Hotel	17	Medi-Hotel	19	Other	40	Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals)
19	Other	19	Other	19	Other	90	Other
21	Residential aged care service, which is not the usual place of residence	21	Residential aged care service, which is not the usual place of residence	21	Residential aged care service, which is not the usual place of residence	21	Discharge/transfer to a residential aged care service, which is not the usual place of residence
22	Residential aged care service, which is the usual place of residence	22	Residential aged care service, which is the usual place of residence	22	Residential aged care service, which is the usual place of residence	22	Discharge/transfer to a residential aged care service, which is the usual place of residence
31	Residential mental health care facility	31	Residential mental health care facility	19	Other	40	Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals)
32	Change of reference period (RMHCDC only)	32	Change of reference period	19	Other	00	Unknown

Funding source

(#fund)

Code	HBCIS	Code	Standard format for research requests
01	Health service budget (not covered elsewhere)	01	Health service budget (not covered elsewhere)
02	Private health insurance	02	Private health insurance
03	Self-funded	03	Self-funded
04	Worker’s compensation	04	Worker’s compensation
05	Motor vehicle third party personal claim	05	Motor vehicle third party personal claim
06	Other compensation (e.g.: Public liability, common law and medical negligence)	06	Other compensation (e.g.: Public liability, common law and medical negligence)
07	Department of Veterans’ Affairs	07	Department of Veterans’ Affairs
08	Department of Defence	08	Department of Defence
09	Correctional facility	12	Other funding source
10	Other hospital or public authority (contracted care)	10	Other hospital or public authority (contracted care)
11	Health service budget (due to eligibility for Reciprocal Health Care)	11	Health service budget (due to eligibility for Reciprocal Health Care)
12	Other funding source	12	Other funding source
13	Health service budget (no charge raised due to hospital decision)	13	Health service budget (no charge raised due to hospital decision)
99	Not known	99	Not known

Arrival transport mode from EDC

(#arr)

Code	FirstNet	Code	Standard format for research requests
1	Ambulance (road)	1	Ambulance (road)
2	Ambulance (helicopter)	2	Ambulance (helicopter)
3	Ambulance (fixed wings)	3	Ambulance (fixed wings)
4	Community Services	4	Community Services
5	Police or prison vehicle	8	Other
6	Walked in/public or private transport	6	Walked in/public or private transport
8	Other	8	Other

Last updated: 23 April 2026