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 2020/21  (PDF – 577kb)
  The current rates were published in the Western Australian Government Gazette 8 April 2020, and are effective from and after 4.00 pm on 30 June 2020.
• Recommended Premium Rates 2020/21 (Excel – 49kb)

Previous years

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

Further resources

• Actuarial Assessment of the Recommended Premium Rates for 2020/21 (PDF – 1mb)
• Recommended Premium Rates 2020/21 Consolidated WC12 2018/19 (PDF – 2mb)
• Media Statement from the Chief Executive Officer WorkCover WA 8 April 2020 (PDF – 117kb)
• 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 2019.

• Anaesthetists (PDF – 867kb)
• Approved Medical Specialists (PDF – 224kb)
• Consultant Psychiatrists (PDF – 43kb)
• Dermatologists (PDF – 68kb)
• Diagnostic Imaging (PDF – 232kb)
• General Practitioner (PDF – 52kb)
• Medical Procedures (PDF – 224kb)
• Panel Fees (PDF – 144kb)
• Physicians (PDF – 51kb)
• Surgeons (PDF – 42kb)

Surgery Request Template

WorkCover WA, in conjunction with insurer representatives, has developed a surgery proposal template to facilitate transparency around billing for planned surgeries for injured workers. A copy is available here.

Previous years

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

These fees are current from 1 November 2019.

• Acupuncture (PDF – 107kb)
• Chiropractors (PDF – 37kb)
• Clinical Psychologists (PDF – 37kb)
• Counselling Psychologists (PDF – 203kb)
• Exercise Physiologists – Exercise Based Programs (PDF – 65kb)
• Occupational Therapists (PDF – 193kb)
  • 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 – 35kb)
• Physiotherapy (PDF – 266kb)
  • Physiotherapy – Exercised Based Programs (PDF – 64kb)
  • Treatment Management Plan (PDF – 25kb)
  • Treatment Management Plan (Word – 53kb)
• Speech Pathologists (PDF – 134kb)
• 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.