Communication from the Czech Statistical Office No. 363 / 2025 Coll.
Communication from the Czech Statistical Office on updating the Classification of hospitalized patients of CZK-DRG
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COMMUNICATION
Czech Statistical Office
of 26 September 2025
on the updating of the CZ- DRG hospitalized patients classification
The Czech Statistical Office, pursuant to Article 19 (2) of Act No. 89 / 1995 Coll., on the State Statistical Service, announces, with effect from 1 January 2026, the update of the Classification of hospitalised patients of the CZ- DRG ("CZ- DRG classification ') introduced by Communication No. 159 / 2018 Coll., on the introduction of the Classification of hospitalised patients of the CZ- DRG, as amended by Communication No. 253 / 2019 Coll., Communication No. 67 / 2020 Coll., Communication No. 385 / 2020 Coll., Communication No. 217 / 2021 Coll., Communication No. 385 / 2021 Coll., Communication No. 80 / 2022 Coll., Communication No. 302 / 2022 Coll., Communication No. 300 / 2023 Coll., and Communication No. 281 / 2024 Coll.
The CZ-DRG classification (Czech - Diagnosis Related Groups) allows to classify patients in acute bed care based on their clinical similarity and comparability of the cost of their hospitalisation stay.
For the classification of the CZ- DRG version 2026, for year 2026:
1. Methodology of building a hospitalisation case in the CZ- DRG system, version 2026, valid version of the CZ- DRG Pre-grouper software, version 2026, and accompanying methodological instructions:
a) Data interface of the CZK-DRG Pre-grouper tool,
b) Installation manual and user manual of the CZ- DRG Pre-grouper,
c) Technical documentation of the CZK-DRG Pre-grouper tool.
2. Definition manual of the CZ- DRG classification system, version 2026, valid version of the CZ- DRG Grouper software, version 2026, and accompanying methodological instructions:
(a) Methodology for using DRG markers in the CZ- DRG system
(b) the code list for critical performance and the CZ-DRG markers;
c) Data interface of the CZ- DRG Grouper tool,
d) Installation manual and user manual of the CZ- DRG Grouper,
e) Technical documentation of the CZ- DRG Grouper tool.
3. Rules for coding diagnoses in the CZ-DRG system, version 2026.
4. Methodology of calculation of relative weights in the CZ- DRG system, version 2026, and accompanying methodological instructions:
(a) The relevant costs of the hospitalisation case in the CZ- DRG system;
(b) Methodology for the valuation of the hospitalisation case in the CZ- DRG system;
(c) Methodology for the allocation of relative weight to the hospitalisation case in the CZ- DRG system
(d) The counter of the relative weights of the CZ- DRG system.
The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, Palacký Square 4, 128 01 Prague 2 is responsible for the issue and distribution of the above materials. The Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic is a service organisation for the classification of CZ- DRG.
The definition manual and other methodologies, as well as the Pre-Grouper and Grouper software for the classification of CZK-DRG, version 2026, can be obtained in electronic form using the procedure set out on the website https: / / mzd.gov.cz. The binding methodological materials and code lists for use under the CZ- DRG classification, version 2026, are also published on this website. All relevant information, including methodological materials and data analysis reports, is also published on the DRG Restart portal https: / / drg.uzis.cz.
Chairman:
Ing. Rojíček, Ph.D., v. r.
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| Citation | Communication from the Czech Statistical Office No. 363 / 2025 Coll., on updating the Classification of hospitalized patients of CZ-DRG |
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| Regulation Type | Communication |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 29.09.2025 |
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| Effective from | - |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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