Rates, fees & payments

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

• Indexation of Workers’ Compensation Payments 2019/20 (PDF – 100kb)
  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 2019/20  (PDF – 551kb)
  The current rates were published in the Western Australian Government Gazette 9 April 2019, and are effective from 4pm on 30 June 2019.
• Recommended Premium Rates 2019/20 (Excel – 48kb)

Previous years

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

Further resources

• Actuarial Assessment of the Recommended Premium Rates for 2019/2020 (PDF – 992kb)
• Recommended Premium Rates 2019/20 Consolidated WC12 2017/18 (PDF – 1.58mb)
• Media Statement from the Acting Chief Executive Officer WorkCover WA 9 April 2019 (PDF – 187kb)
• ANZSIC 2006 for recommended premium rates.

This section provides information on the premium rating classification system.

Go to Premium rating classification.

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 – 135kb)
  • Occupational Therapy – Upper Limb Services – WorkCover WA Notice (PDF – 189kb)
  • Occupational Therapy – Upper Limb Services – Treatment Management Plan (PDF – 128kb)
  • Occupational Therapy – Upper Limb Services – TMP Example (PDF – 125kb)
• 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 2019.

• Public Hospital Fees for Compensable Patients 2019/20 (PDF – 240kb)

Previous years

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

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.