ACIR Codes (for OID 1.2.36.1.2001.1005.17)

May 29, 2013

The OID 1.2.36.1.2001.1005.17 is registered for Australian Vaccine Code. The description is:

OID that identifies item codes defined in the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register Vaccine, as managed and published by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing. The version of the code system should be conveyed along with the code, and the version should be in the form YYYYMM which corresponds  to the official month of the medicare schedule that the code is taken from

Note: The OID is a leaf node - it is used in a coded data element to indicate that the accompanying code in the coded data element identifies an Australian Childhood Immunisation Register Vaccine. The OID is not an arc that can be extended by adding OIDs below it

So, where is this published then? The only candidate I’ve been able to find is this pdf file:

Vaccine codes are available for software vendors to build into software products that can send immunisation claims to the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) through Internet Data Interchange (IDI). The vaccine code field is a maximum of six alphas. It should be left justified and blank filled. The table below lists the allowable codes for this field.

Actually, this list is only some of the defined codes. DHS does not publish the full list, so here is the list, as of May 2013:

Code Display Name Description Antigens
AGRPAL Agrippal Influenza Influenza
AVAXM Avaxim Hepatitis A Hepatitis A
BCG BCG Tuberculosis Tuberculosis
CDT CDT Diphtheria, tetanus Diphtheria, Tetanus
CMX COMVAX Hib, hepatitis B Hib Hepatitis B
DTP Triple Antigen Triple Antigen Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
DTPA DTPa DTPa Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
ENGP Engerix B B Hepatitis B (paediatric) Hepatitis B
FLRIX Fluarix Influenza Influenza
FLUVAX Fluvax Influenza Influenza
FLVRN Fluvirin Influenza Influenza
FVXJNR Fluvax Junior Junior Influenza Influenza
GNDIP Diphtheria Diphtheria Diphtheria
GNFLU Influenza Influenza Influenza
GNHEP Hepatitis B Hepatitis B Hepatitis B
GNHIB HIB HIB Hib
GNHPA Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Hepatitis A
GNJEN Japanese Encephalitis Japanese Encephalitis Japanese Encephalitis
GNMEA Measles Measles Measles
GNMEN Meningococcal C Meningococcal C Meningococcal C
GNMUM Mumps Mumps Mumps
GNPNE Pneumococcal Pneumococcal Pneumococcal
GNPOL Polio Polio Polio
GNROX Rotavirus Rotavirus Rotavirus
GNRUB Rubella Rubella Rubella
GNTET Tetanus Tetanus Tetanus
GNVAR Varicella Varicella Varicella
HATWNJ Twinrix Junior Junior Hepatitis A & B Hepatitis A
HAVAQ Vaqta Paed/Adol Paediatric/Adolescent formulation Hepatitis A Hepatitis A
HAVJ Havrix Junior Junior Hepatitis A Hepatitis A
HBOC HibTITER Hib Hib
HBV HBV HBV Hepatitis B
HBVP HBVAX II II Hepatitis B (paediatric) Hepatitis B
HBX Hiberix Hib Hib
IFHX Infanrix Hexa Hexa Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, inactivated polio, Hib, hepatitis B Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Polio, Hib
IFIP Infanrix-IPV IPV Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, inactivated polio Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio
IFPA Infanrix Penta Penta Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, inactivated polio Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Polio
IFX Infanrix Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
IFXB InfanrixHepB -Hep B Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B
INFLUV Influvac Influenza Influenza
IPV IPOL Inactivated polio (injection) Polio
JEVAX JE-VAX -VAX Japanese encephalitis Japanese Encephalitis
MENJUG Menjugate Meningococcal C (conjugate) Meningococcal C
MENTEC Meningitec Meningococcal C (conjugate) Meningococcal C
MENUME Menomune Meningococcal A,C,W135 & Y (polysaccharide) Meningococcal
MENVAX Mencevax ACWY ACWY Meningococcal A,C,W135 & Y (polysaccharide) Meningococcal
MMR MMR MMR Measles, Mumps, Rubella
MMRCSL MMR II II Measles, mumps, rubella Measles, Mumps, Rubella
MMRSKB Priorix Measles, mumps, rubella Measles, Mumps, Rubella
MNTRX Menitorix Meningococcal C (conjugate), Hib Meningococcal C, Hib
NEISVC NeisVac-C -C Meningococcal C (conjugate) Meningococcal C
OPV Polio Sabin (Oral) Oral polio Polio
P Pertussis Pertussis Pertussis
PANVAX Panvax Influenza Influenza
PDCL Pediacel Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, inactivated polio, Hib Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Hib
PLCL Poliacel Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, inactivated polio, Hib Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Hib
PNEUMO Pneumovax 23 Pneumococcal (23vPCV) 23 Pneumococcal
PRPD ProHIBit ProHIBit Hib
PROQAD ProQuad Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella
PRPOMP PedvaxHIB Hib Hib
PRPT ActHIB Hib Hib
PRVNR Prevenar 7 7 Pneumococcal (7vPCV) Pneumococcal
PRVTH Prevenar 13 13 Pneumococcal (13vPCV) Pneumococcal
PRXTEX Priorix-Tetra -Tetra Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella
QDCL Quadracel Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, inactivated polio Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio
ROTRIX Rotarix Rotavirus Rotavirus
ROTTEQ Rotateq Rotavirus Rotavirus
SYNFLX Synflorix Pneumococcal (11vPCV) Pneumococcal
TCL Tripacel Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
VAXGRP Vaxigrip Influenza Influenza
VGRJNR Vaxigrip Junior Junior Influenza Influenza
VLRIX Varilrix Varicella Zoster Varicella
VRVAX Varivax Varicella Zoster Varicella

Several notes to make about this list:

  • It will become out of date after May 2013
  • I will take it down in the future when a more authoritative list is published
  • The codes given in the reference above are the codes from this list that can be used for billing purposes. The list here includes additional other codes that may be appear in PCEHR documents.
  • Although the reference given above says that the codes are space padded with blanks to a length of 6 characters, this does not apply to CDA, where only the non-space characters are used
  • This list only includes immunizations that are recommended for use with children (it’s the AustralianChildhoodImmunization Registry). So immunizations such asBOOSTRIXdon’t get a code (see page 2 of the reference, and ignore what it says on page 1)