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SNOMED CT-AU 31 August 2026 release note

Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20260831

Clinical terminology v20260831

This release is maintained against the August 2026 SNOMED CT International Edition.

The LOINC release version available from the National Terminology Server is version 2.82.

Identifying the version of this release of SNOMED CT-AU

When using codes from this release (for example, in clinical documents, maps, or terminology servers) the following string should be used to identify the version of this release:
http://snomed.info/sct/32506021000036107/version/20260831

Inclusions

This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:

StatusName and version
NewSNOMED CT-AU 31 August 2026 (RF2 FULL)
NewSNOMED CT-AU 31 August 2026 (RF2 SNAPSHOT)
NewSNOMED CT-AU 31 August 2026 (RF2 ALL)
NewSNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 August 2026 (this document)
NewAMT CSV 20260831
New AMT TSV 20260831
New FHIR Code Systems v20260831
NewTSV format reference sets v20260831

Change summary

This section summarises the changes in this release and provides notice about planned future work. Changes made to resolve data issues will be listed if the potential impact on systems or patient care exceeds a threshold determined by an internal risk matrix assessment.

For more information about any of these changes, please contact help@digitalhealth.gov.au.

Content

TerminologyCategory/IDDescription
AMTRequested ContentIn addition to the modelling of new products based on the 1 September 2026 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of request submissions and priority products have been modelled in this release.
AMTRequested ContentRequest submissions for new medicinal cannabis concepts have been added in this release from various sponsors.
SCT-AURequested ContentRequest submissions for new concepts and descriptions have been added in this release from The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, Healthdirect, and Sparked.

Future changes

TerminologyCategory/IDDescription
SCT-AU EDRSWith the release of the new Australian emergency department reference set as of January 2019, there are plans to deprecate the original Emergency Department Reference (EDRS) set in a forthcoming release. Current users of the EDRS will be consulted prior to confirming the deprecation date.

Upcoming releases

The upcoming release schedule will be as follows:

  • Monday 28 September 2026
  • Wednesday 28 October 2026
  • Thursday 26 November 2026