SNOMED CT-AU 31 October 2026 release note
Oct 26, 2026
Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20261031
Clinical terminology v20261031
This release is maintained against the October 2026 SNOMED CT International Edition.
The LOINC release version available from the National Terminology Server is version 2.83.
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/20261031
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
| Status | Name and version |
|---|---|
| New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 October 2026 (RF2 FULL) |
| New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 October 2026 (RF2 SNAPSHOT) |
| New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 October 2026 (RF2 ALL) |
| New | SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 October 2026 (this document) |
| New | AMT CSV 20261031 |
| New | AMT TSV 20261031 |
| New | FHIR Value Sets v20261031 |
| New | TSV format reference sets v20261031 |
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 November 2026 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of request submissions, priority products as well as medicinal cannabis 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 The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, Healthdirect, Sparked, NSW Health and Royal Melbourne Hospital. |
| SCT-AU | Requested Content | Request submissions for Psychology AAPi Problem/Diagnosis and Procedures and Interventions concepts, along with Counselling and Psychotherapy Problem/Diagnosis concepts have been included in this release. |
Future changes
| Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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:
- Thursday 26 November 2026
- Monday 22 December 2026
- Wednesday 27 January 2026