Speech pathology fees
Effective 1 July 2024
The TAC has extended the funding of temporary telehealth services previously scheduled to end on 30 September 2020 until further notice, giving clients the ongoing convenience and flexibility of accessing health services from home.
Speech pathology services can be invoiced online via HICAPS Digital Claims for next business day payments.
2024/25 rates
For speech pathology services provided on after 1 July 2024 | Registered for GST |
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Service Description | TAC Item Number | Maximum Payment Rate |
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Individual Treatment
|
Completion and submission of Treatment Notification Plan (SPTNP) |
ST600
|
$63.46 |
Hourly Rate |
ST604
|
$115.07 |
Hourly Rate - Telehealth | ST604T | $115.07 |
Group Treatment
|
Group Consultation (per person, per hour)
|
ST601
|
$69.11 |
Travel (with prior approval)
|
Travel
|
ST630
|
$115.07 |
Travel time can be claimed only for travel to and from the practitioner's practice address and the TAC client's residence. Where more than one client is visited in a single travel period, total travel costs should be apportioned equally between those clients to whom services have been provided.
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^All travel is to be separately billed in blocks of 15 minutes.
|
Speech Pathology Management Review (SPMR)
|
Completion and submission of the SPMR form (only on request by TAC)
|
ST640*
|
$63.46 |
2023/24 rates
For speech pathology services provided between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024 | Registered for GST |
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Service Description | TAC Item Number | Maximum Payment Rate |
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Individual Treatment
|
Completion and submission of Treatment Notification Plan (SPTNP) |
ST600
|
$61.13 |
Hourly Rate |
ST604
|
$110.85 |
Hourly Rate - Telehealth | ST604T | $110.85 |
Group Treatment
|
Group Consultation (per person, per hour)
|
ST601
|
$66.57 |
Travel (with prior approval)
|
Travel
|
ST630
|
$110.85 |
Travel time can be claimed only for travel to and from the practitioner's practice address and the TAC client's residence. Where more than one client is visited in a single travel period, total travel costs should be apportioned equally between those clients to whom services have been provided.
|
^All travel is to be separately billed in blocks of 15 minutes.
|
Speech Pathology Management Review (SPMR)
|
Completion and submission of the SPMR form (only on request by TAC)
|
ST640*
|
$61.13 |
Not registered for GST
For Speech pathology services performed by a provider who is not registered for GST | Not Registered for GST |
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Service Description | TAC Item Number | 2024/25 Maximum Payment Rate | 2023/24 Maximum Payment Rate |
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Speech Pathology Management Review (SPMR) |
Completion and submission of the SPMR form (only on request by TAC) | ST640F | $57.69 | $55.58 |
2024/25 rates
For speech pathology services provided on after 1 July 2024 | Registered for GST |
---|
Service Description | TAC Item Number | Maximum Payment Rate |
---|
Individual Treatment
|
Completion and submission of Treatment Notification Plan (SPTNP) |
ST600
|
$63.46 |
Hourly Rate |
ST604
|
$115.07 |
Hourly Rate - Telehealth | ST604T | $115.07 |
Group Treatment
|
Group Consultation (per person, per hour)
|
ST601
|
$69.11 |
Travel (with prior approval)
|
Travel
|
ST630
|
$115.07 |
Travel time can be claimed only for travel to and from the practitioner's practice address and the TAC client's residence. Where more than one client is visited in a single travel period, total travel costs should be apportioned equally between those clients to whom services have been provided.
|
^All travel is to be separately billed in blocks of 15 minutes.
|
Speech Pathology Management Review (SPMR)
|
Completion and submission of the SPMR form (only on request by TAC)
|
ST640*
|
$63.46 |
2023/24 rates
For speech pathology services provided between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024 | Registered for GST |
---|
Service Description | TAC Item Number | Maximum Payment Rate |
---|
Individual Treatment
|
Completion and submission of Treatment Notification Plan (SPTNP) |
ST600
|
$61.13 |
Hourly Rate |
ST604
|
$110.85 |
Hourly Rate - Telehealth | ST604T | $110.85 |
Group Treatment
|
Group Consultation (per person, per hour)
|
ST601
|
$66.57 |
Travel (with prior approval)
|
Travel
|
ST630
|
$110.85 |
Travel time can be claimed only for travel to and from the practitioner's practice address and the TAC client's residence. Where more than one client is visited in a single travel period, total travel costs should be apportioned equally between those clients to whom services have been provided.
|
^All travel is to be separately billed in blocks of 15 minutes.
|
Speech Pathology Management Review (SPMR)
|
Completion and submission of the SPMR form (only on request by TAC)
|
ST640*
|
$61.13 |
Not registered for GST
For Speech pathology services performed by a provider who is not registered for GST | Not Registered for GST |
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Service Description | TAC Item Number | 2024/25 Maximum Payment Rate | 2023/24 Maximum Payment Rate |
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Speech Pathology Management Review (SPMR) |
Completion and submission of the SPMR form (only on request by TAC) | ST640F | $57.69 | $55.58 |
This Payment Limit relates to the following services