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HRG Code

Healthcare Resource Group code — a classification system for grouping clinically similar hospital episodes with similar resource use.

Definition

Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) are standard groupings of clinically similar treatments or conditions that consume similar levels of NHS resource. HRG codes are used to link hospital activity to NHS Reference Costs. They are developed by NHS England and updated periodically. Each HRG has an associated reference cost used in economic models.

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4/26/2026
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