Groupers

Within the NordDRG system, patient grouping software is supplied by third‑party vendors, with country‑specific implementation arrangements and multiple providers in use. Participating countries also have access to the Nordic DRG Grouper©, owned by the Nordic Casemix Centre.

Certified groupers

DRG grouping results produced by the software must exactly match those of the Nordic reference grouper for NordDRG compliance. Once approved, a certificate is issued and the product is announced on the NordDRG website.

Certified NordDRG groupers by years:

Availability of Definition Tables

The national NordDRG definition tables constitute the intellectual property of their respective national owners. The use of these tables requires agreement with the corresponding national organizations.

NordDRG Combined version definition tables are available upon a request (norddrg(at)nordcase.org).

NordDRG system is not intended by the manufacturer (Nordic Casemix Centre or certified grouper producers) for any medical purpose as defined in Article 2 in REGULATION (EU) 2017/745 on medical device. Thus, NordDRG system, groupers and other tools are not covered by medical devices regulation and its national implementation, and do not need CE marking certification.