SNOMED CT-AU 31 December 2025 release note
Dec 19, 2025
Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20251231
Clinical terminology v20251231
This release is maintained against the December 2025 SNOMED CT International Edition.
The LOINC release version available from the National Terminology Server is version 2.81.
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/20251231
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
| Status | Name and version |
|---|---|
| New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 December 2025 (RF2 FULL) |
| New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 December 2025 (RF2 SNAPSHOT) |
| New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 December 2025 (RF2 ALL) |
| New | SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 December 2025 (this document) |
| New | AMT CSV 20251231 |
| New | AMT TSV 20251231 |
| New | FHIR Code Systems v20251231 |
| New | FHIR Value Sets v20251231 |
| New | TSV format reference sets v20251231 |
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
| Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AMT | Requested Content | In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 January 2026 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release. |
| SCT-AU | Requested Content | Request submissions for new concepts and descriptions have been added in this release from eHealth New South Wales. |
| Reference Set | Requested Content | Request submission for new reference sets from Sparked. |
Future changes
| Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AMT | LEMI Reference Set | The List of Excluded Medicinal Items (LEMI) covers only PBS and RPBS medicines and doesn’t capture all items that may be exempt from Active Ingredient Prescribing (AIP). Work, in consultation with the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, is underway to update the LEIM reference set so it aligns with AIP principles for all medicines, not just those on the PBS. The updated LEMI reference set is planned for release in January 2026. |
| SCT-AU | EDRS | With 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:
- Wednesday 28 January 2026
- Wednesday 25 February 2026
- Friday 27 March 2026