Purchase unit codes
Information on purchase units used for services provided under the Service Coverage Expectations in the Government Policy Statement of Health.
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About purchase unit code
A purchase unit (PU) code is part of a classification system used to consistently measure, quantify and value a service.
The Purchase Units attributes:
- Title and description describing what the service is, and any important distinctions from similar services
- Unit of measure to enable the service to be counted and costed
- Financial account code, linking the service to spend
- Reporting target to collect data about delivery of that service
- Linked to organisation performance reporting classes (Output Classes)
- Categorisation in the WIES casemix model if the PU is for hospital activity reporting
These attribute are grouped under a unique alphanumeric code for each PU; the Purchase Unit Code.
About the Purchase Unit Data Dictionary
The purchase unit data dictionary (PUDD) is a spreadsheet that contains all PU codes for Health NZ and Disability Support Services.
The PUDD must be used in conjunction with the Common Counting Standards, and the NZ Casemix including WIES.
Guide to purchase unit codes
The Guide to Purchase Units and the PUDD [PDF, 901 KB] provides general information on purchase units, the PUDD and how to request a new purchase unit.
Request for new purchase units
Requests for new purchase units can be made using the Purchase Unit Query Form on Te Haerenga (Health New Zealand's intranet site. Accessible to internal staff only)
Questions may be emailed to NSF@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Current purchase unit data dictionary
Purchase Unit Data Dictionary 2025/26
Version 30.1 for use from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026
The PUDD is published every 6 months in October and May
Details from the PUDD are used in Health New Zealand and Disability Support Services contracting, planning and reporting systems, for the year to come.
For this reason, PUDDS are given a future date, indicating the time period in which the codes will be valid in-system. i.e the PUDD published in October will have codes which go live from 1 July.
Purchase Unit Data Dictionary 2025/26
Version 30 for use from 1 July 2025 to 20 June 2026
PUDD v30.1
Version 30.1 of the Purchase Unit Data Dictionary (PUDD) [XLSX, 1.2 MB] contains purchase unit codes for counting or contracting for health services for the 2025/26 financial year.
Changes Sheets
The changes sheet for PUDD 2025/26 v30.1 can be found here:
Changes sheet for PUDD 2025/26 v30.1 [XLSX, 62 KB]
Feedback or queries on the data dictionary and purchase unit codes can be sent to nsf@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Purchase Units for National Collections
The Purchase Units for National Collections in Changes Sheet v30.1 can be reported to the non-admitted patient collection (NNPAC) for the 2025/26 financial year and includes whether these purchase units are mandatory for reporting.
Download the Purchase Units for National Collections [CSV, 53 KB]
As required in the Operational Policy Framework, providers contracted to provide data to NNPAC within 20 days of the end of the month in which the service delivery occurred, for all mandatory reporting PU codes to NNPAC.
Operational Policy Framework - Ministry of Health (external link)
Previous purchase unit dictionaries
Purchase Unit Data Dictionary 2025/26
Purchase Unit Data Dictionary 2025/26
PUDD v30
Version 30 of the Purchase Unit Data Dictionary (PUDD) [XLSX, 1.5 MB] contains purchase unit codes for counting or contracting for health services for the 2025/26 financial year.
Changes Sheets
The changes sheet for PUDD 2025/26 v30 can be found here:
Changes sheet for PUDD 2025/26 v30 [XLSX, 45 KB]
Feedback or queries on the data dictionary and purchase unit codes can be sent to nsf@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Purchase Units for National Collections
The Purchase Units for National Collections in Changes Sheet v30 can be reported to the non-admitted patient collection (NNPAC) for the 2025/26 financial year and includes whether these purchase units are mandatory for reporting.
Download the Purchase Units for National Collections [CSV, 54 KB]
As required in the Operational Policy Framework, all providers contracted to provide publicly funded services supply NNPAC data to National Collections and Reporting (NCR) at the Ministry of Health for all mandatory reporting purchase units; providers may also supply data for optional reporting purchase units.
Purchase Unit Data Dictionary 2024/25
Purchase Unit Data Dictionary 2024/25
Version 29.2 for use from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025
PUDD v29.2
Version 29.2 of the Purchase Unit Data Dictionary (PUDD) (external link) contains purchase unit codes for counting or contracting for health services for the 2024/25 financial year.
Changes Sheets
The changes sheet for PUDD 2024/25 v29.2 can be found here:
Changes sheet for PUDD 2024/25 v29.2 (external link)
Feedback or queries on the data dictionary and purchase unit codes can be sent to nsf@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Purchase Units for National Collections
The Purchase Units for National Collections in Changes Sheet v29.1 can be reported to the non-admitted patient collection (NNPAC) for the 2024/25 financial year and includes whether these purchase units are mandatory for reporting.
Download the Purchase Units for National Collections (external link)
As required in the Operational Policy Framework, all providers contracted to provide publicly funded services supply NNPAC data to National Collections and Reporting (NCR) at the Ministry of Health for all mandatory reporting purchase units; providers may also supply data for optional reporting purchase units.
Version 29.1 for use from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025
PUDD v29.1
Version 29.1 of the Purchase Unit Data Dictionary (PUDD) (external link) contains purchase unit codes for counting or contracting for health services for the 2024/25 financial year.
Changes Sheets
The changes sheet for PUDD 2024/25 v29.1
National-Service-Framework/changes_sheet_v29.1 [XLSX, 54 KB]
Feedback or queries on the data dictionary and purchase unit codes can be sent to nsf@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Purchase Units for National Collections
The Purchase Units for National Collections in Changes Sheet v29.1 can be reported to the non-admitted patient collection (NNPAC) for the 2024/25 financial year and includes whether these purchase units are mandatory for reporting. Purchase Units for National Collections can be found here (external link) (XLSX 46KB).
As required in the Operational Policy Framework, all providers contracted to provide publicly funded services supply NNPAC data to National Collections and Reporting (NCR) at the Ministry of Health for all mandatory reporting purchase units; providers may also supply data for optional reporting purchase units.
Version 29 for use from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
PUDD v29
Version 29 of the Purchase Unit Data Dictionary (PUDD) (XLSX 1000KB) [XLSX, 1001 KB] contains purchase unit codes for counting or contracting for health services for the 2024/25 financial year.
Changes Sheets
The changes sheet for PUDD 2024/25 v29 can be found here [XLSX, 54 KB] (XLSX 54KB).
Feedback or queries on the data dictionary and purchase unit codes can be sent to nsf@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Purchase Units for National Collections
The Purchase Units for National Collections in Changes Sheet v29 can be reported to the non-admitted patient collection (NNPAC) for the 2024/25 financial year and includes whether these purchase units are mandatory for reporting. Purchase Units for National Collections can be found here [XLSX, 46 KB] (XLSX 46KB).
As required in the Operational Policy Framework, all providers contracted to provide publicly funded services supply NNPAC data to National Collections and Reporting (NCR) at the Ministry of Health for all mandatory reporting purchase units; providers may also supply data for optional reporting purchase units.
Purchase Unit Data Dictionary 2023/24
Purchase Unit Data Dictionary 2023/24
Version 28.1 for use from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.
PUDD v28.1
Version 28.1 of the Purchase Unit Data Dictionary (PUDD) [XLSX, 966 KB] contains purchase unit codes for counting or contracting for health services for the 2023/24 financial year.
Change sheet PUDD 2023/24 v28.2 [XLSX, 943 KB]
Changes Sheets
Change Sheet PUDD 2023/24 v28.2 [XLSX, 41 KB]
Feedback or queries on the data dictionary and purchase unit codes can be sent to nsfl@health.govt.nz (external link).
Purchase Units for National Collections
The Purchase Units for National Collections in Changes Sheet v28.1 can be reported to the non-admitted patient collection (NNPAC) for the 2022/23 financial year and includes whether these purchase units are mandatory for reporting.
Purchase Units for National Collection (2023) [XLSX, 46 KB].
As required in the Operational Policy Framework, all providers contracted to provide publicly funded services supply NNPAC data to National Collections and Reporting (NCR) at the Ministry of Health for all mandatory reporting purchase units; providers may also supply data for optional reporting purchase units.
PUDD V28
Version 28 of the Purchase Unit Data Dictionary (PUDD) [XLSX, 943 KB] contains purchase unit codes for counting or contracting for health services for the 2023/24 financial year.
Changes Sheets
Changes Sheet for PUDD 2023/24 v28 [XLSX, 41 KB].
Feedback or queries on the data dictionary and purchase unit codes can be sent to nsfl@health.govt.nz (external link).
Purchase Units for National Collections
The Purchase Units for National Collections in Changes Sheet v8 can be reported to the non-admitted patient collection (NNPAC) for the 2022/23 financial year and includes whether these purchase units are mandatory for reporting.
Purchase Units for National Collections (2023) [XLSX, 967 KB].
As required in the Operational Policy Framework, all providers contracted to provide publicly funded services supply NNPAC data to National Collections and Reporting (NCR) at the Ministry of Health for all mandatory reporting purchase units; providers may also supply data for optional reporting purchase units.
Purchase Unit Data Dictionary 2022/23
Purchase Unit Data Dictionary 2022/23
Version v27 for use from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023
Version 27.1 of the Purchase unit data dictionary (PUDD) [XLSX, 933 KB] contains purchase unit codes for counting or contracting for health services for the 2022/23 financial year.
Change Sheet for PUDD 2022/23 v27.1 [XLSX, 42 KB]
Feedback or queries on the data dictionary and purchase unit codes can be sent to nsfl@health.govt.nz (external link).
Purchase Units for National Collections
The Purchase Units for National Collections in Changes Sheet v27.1 can be reported to the non-admitted patient collection (NNPAC) for the 2022/23 financial year and includes whether these purchase units are mandatory for reporting.
As required in the Operational Policy Framework, all providers contracted to provide publicly funded services supply NNPAC data to National Collections and Reporting (NCR) at the Ministry of Health for all mandatory reporting purchase units; providers may also supply data for optional reporting purchase units.
Purchase Unit Data Dictionary 2021/22
Purchase Unit Data Dictionary 2021/22
Version v26 for use from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022
Last updated 22 December 2021
PUDD V26.2
Version 26.2 of the Purchase unit data dictionary (PUDD) [XLSX, 957 KB] contains purchase unit codes for counting or contracting for health services for the 2021/22 financial year.
Changes Sheets for 2021/22
Change Sheet for PUDD 2021/22 v26.2 [XLSX, 38 KB]
Feedback or queries on the data dictionary and purchase unit codes can be sent to nsfl@health.govt.nz.
Purchase Units for National Collections v26
The Purchase Units for National Collections v26 includes the purchase units that can be reported to the non-admitted patient collection (NNPAC) for the 2021/22 financial year and includes whether these purchase units are mandatory for reporting.
As required in the Operational Policy Framework, all providers contracted to provide publicly funded services supply NNPAC data to National Collections and Reporting (NCR) at the Ministry of Health for all mandatory reporting purchase units; providers may also supply data for optional reporting purchase units.
Common counting standards
Published July 2024
The Common Counting Standards guide counting and reporting of hospital outpatient and community-delivered activity.
The Common Counting Standards outline how health activity should be defined, measured and counted to support the planning of health services health services planning and purchasing.
The Standards support funding and costing decisions, and they contribute towards a sound platform from which pricing can be derived.
Common Counting Standards March 2024 version 1.2 [PDF, 417 KB]
Common Counting Standards March 2021 version 1.1a [DOCX, 92 KB]
Common Counting Standards March 2021 version 1.1a [PDF, 769 KB]