Rates, fees & payments

To view the current indexation of workers’ compensation payments, download the:

• Indexation of Workers’ Compensation Payments 2018-19 (PDF – 129kb)
  This document contains information on variations to the indexation of workers’ compensation payments.

Previous years

For previous years, see the Previous years’ fees page.

To view the current recommended premium rates, download the:

• Recommended Premium Rates 2018/19 (PDF – 530kb)
  The current rates were published in the Western Australian Government Gazette 23 March 2018, and are effective from 4pm on 30 June 2018.
• Recommended Premium Rates 2018/19 (Excel – 67kb)

Previous years

For previous years, see the Previous years’ fees page.

Further resources

• Actuarial Assessment of the Recommended Premium Rates for 2018/19 (PDF – 2mb)
• Recommended Premium Rates 2018/19 Consolidated WC12 2016/17 (PDF – 1mb)
• Media Statement from the Acting Chief Executive Officer WorkCover WA 23 March 2018 (PDF – 133kb)
• ANZSIC 2006 for recommended premium rates.

These fees are current from 1 November 2018.

• Anaesthetists (PDF – 867kb)
• Approved Medical Specialists (PDF – 225kb)
• Consultant Psychiatrists (PDF – 44kb)
• Dermatologists (PDF – 43kb)
• Diagnostic Imaging (PDF – 255kb)
• General Practitioner (PDF – 52kb)
  • General Practitioner with service codes (PDF – 58kb)
• Medical Procedures (PDF – 254b)
  • Medical procedures with service codes (PDF – 263kb)
• Panel Fees (PDF – 145kb)
• Physicians (PDF – 50kb)
• Surgeons (PDF – 42kb)

Billing practices for medical and radiology services

WorkCover WA has released a Notice regarding billing practices for medical and radiology services. The Notice reinforces MBS rules and principles in charging for services provided to injured workers.

Previous years

For previous years, see the Previous years’ fees page.

These fees are current from 1 November 2018.

• Acupuncture (PDF – 107kb)
• Chiropractors (PDF – 38kb)
• Clinical Psychologists (PDF – 37kb)
• Counselling Psychologists (PDF – 202kb)
• Exercise Based Programs (PDF – 62kb)
• Exercise Physiologists (PDF – 62kb)
• Occupational Therapists (PDF – 39kb)
• Osteopaths (PDF – 36kb)
• Physiotherapy (PDF – 266kb)
  • Treatment Management Plan (PDF – 25kb)
  • Treatment Management Plan (Word – 53kb)
• Speech Pathologists (PDF – 135kb)
• Vocational Rehabilitation (PDF – 104kb)

Previous years

For previous years, see the Previous years’ fees page.

These fees are current from 1 July 2018.

• Public Hospital Fees for Compensable Patients 2018-19 (PDF – 241kb)

Previous years

For previous years, see the Previous years’ fees page.

This section offers information on the transition to ANZSIC 2006 premium rating classifications, and resources to accommodate reporting of premium and claim information at the individual policy level.

Go to ANZSIC 2006 for recommended premium rates.

GST implications affect the reporting of costs for service providers, and insurers or self-insurers. This section offers information on the reporting of GST components for service costs, including those reported as part of the claims data specifications.

Go to GST information.