Price Guide Explained
About Price Guide Explained
The NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits, still commonly called the “Price Guide”, set the most a registered provider can charge for many supports under agency-managed or plan-managed funding. They are organised by support item, with different limits for different states and territories and sometimes different circumstances, such as evenings, weekends or public holidays.
Self-managed funding has more flexibility because the price limits do not apply in the same way, though value for money still matters. Prices and support item numbers are updated periodically, so a figure quoted from memory can be out of date. The NDIS’s own published document is the current source for any specific limit.
At a glance
- Sets maximum prices for many supports, by support item.
- Limits differ by state, and by time of day or public holidays.
- Self-managed funding has more flexibility.
- Prices are updated, so check the NDIS’s current document.
This is general information, not financial or funding advice. Program names, amounts and eligibility rules change over time. Always confirm current detail with the relevant official body before relying on it.
How to prepare before arranging support
- Find the support item in the NDIS’s current published pricing document.
- Check the limit for your state or territory, and for evenings, weekends or public holidays.
- Do not rely on a figure quoted from memory, because prices and support item numbers are updated periodically.
- If you self-manage, remember the limits do not apply in the same way, but value for money still matters.
Information and records to have ready
- Current plan, budget or funding approval
- Service agreement and authority or consent settings
- Invoices, statements and reconciliations
- Written advice, decisions and follow-up actions
Questions to ask a provider
- What is your role, and which decisions remain with the person or funding body?
- What qualifications, registration or relevant scheme experience do you have?
- How are fees calculated and reported against the available budget?
- Do you receive referral fees or offer other services that create a conflict?
- How can records be accessed, errors corrected or the service changed?
Common mistakes to avoid
- Giving broad authority without clear consent limits
- Confusing administration with personal financial or legal advice
- Ignoring conflicts where one organisation controls several services
- Relying on verbal advice without checking current official guidance
Frequently asked questions
Does the Price Guide apply to self-managed funding?
Not in the same way, so self-managed funding has more flexibility. Value for money still matters.
Who can confirm what Price Guide Explained means for me?
Ask the relevant funding body. A provider can explain its services and billing, but it cannot make a binding funding decision for the responsible body.
What if the rules or my circumstances change?
Check the current guidance with the relevant funding body, tell your providers promptly and update written agreements or approvals before relying on the changed arrangement.
Official sources
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Helpful reading
- NDIS jargon explained: the terms you will hear and what they mean: Plans, supports, coordinators, managers, registered providers: a plain-language glossary of the words that come up most often.
- NDIS or My Aged Care: which system supports you?: Two government systems support people with disability and older people. Here is how to think about which one applies and what to do if you are not sure.
- Keeping records of your NDIS supports: a simple system: Good records make plan reviews, claim queries and changes of provider far easier. Here is a light-touch way to keep them.