Format/length:	an3
HES item:	HRGNHSVN
National Codes:	OP (applies to out-patient HRGs only)
Default Codes:

Notes:
The version number should be 'OP' when designating an out-patient HRG code, rather than a numeric value.

The National Schedule of Reference Costs, developed by the Department of Health, uses Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) as the basis for costing inpatient and daycase services.

Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) are derived for Admitted Patient Care from existing CDS data items.

HRGs for Out-Patient Attendances are directly assigned and cannot be derived from the Out-Patient Attendance CDS data items.

HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUP CODE-VERSION NUMBERS identify which version of the HRG Group has been used to identify the HRG.

This will facilitate the management of regular HRG updates issued by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUP CODE-VERSION NUMBERS