WORDS IN MOTION FEE STRUCTURE (JULY 2025)

ASSESSMENT

  • Initial consultation: $300.00

  • Review assessment: $300.00

THERAPY

  • Standard Therapy (45 minutes): $160.00

  • Short Therapy (30 minutes) $120.00

  • Extended therapy (60 minutes) $200.00

THERAPY : OFF SITE

  • Billed as above + Travel

TRAVEL

Travel time is calculated on a case by case basis. It reflects the amount of clinical time required for the therapist to travel to & from the off site location and as such is billed in line with standard clinic rates. Where more than one client is being seen on an off site visit, the travel fee will be apportioned (split) between them to reduce costs for individual families.

Travel is billed @ the clinical hourly rate of $193.99 so that:

  • 5 minutes, $16.17

  • 10 minutes, $32.33

  • 15 minutes, $48.50

  • 20 minutes, $64.66

  • 30 minutes, $96.99

CONCESSIONS

On presentation of a current health care card a 10% discount can be applied to the session.

This is equal to:

  • $139.50 for standard therapy session

  • $94.50 for a short therapy session

  • $234.00 for an initial consultation

PRIVATE HEALTH

Private clients may be able to claim a rebate back on the cost of their session using their Private Health Fund. We have HICAPS available for instant claiming within the clinic. If you would like to check whether your session will be covered you can use the following item codes:

  • Initial Consultation: 320

  • Initial Consultation (Telehealth): 501

  • Review Assessment: 350

  • Review Assessment (Telehealth): 501

  • Short or Standard Therapy Session: 340

  • Short or Standard Therapy Session (Telehealth): 502

  • Extended Therapy Session: 350

  • Extended Therapy Session (Telehealth): 502

MEDICARE

Clients with a current care plan from their GP or Paediatrician may be eligible to claim a rebate from Medicare. You will be required to pay the full session fee & will then be able to claim back your rebate from Medicare. Medicare rebates are available for clients with a:

  • Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Team Care Plan from their GP ($60.35*)

  • Allied health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Care Plan from their GP ($60.35*)

  • Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Disability Referral Letter from their Paediatrician ($85.20*)

*Families who have reached the Medicare safety net threshold for the year may receive a larger rebate up to 85% of the session fee

INDIRECT CLINICAL SERVICES

Indirect services include the following as standard best-practice service delivery:

  • Session preparation and planning

  • Note taking, strategies for home support, emails to families

  • Written reports (at least one per plan)

The following indirect services may also be provided:

  • Meetings with other service providers, school staff etc.

  • Extended phone consultations/case conferencing

  • Data analysis from play-based assessment

  • Resource development

Indirect clinical supports are billed @ the hourly rate of $193.99 so that:

  • 15 minutes = $48.50

  • 30 minutes = $96.99

  • 45 minutes = $145.49

  • 60 minutes = $193.99

REPORTS

  • Report Writing: Standard, $290.99

    • Assessment reports will be booked for 90 minutes as standard

  • Report Writing: Long, $387.98

    • Longer assessment reports (where multiple assessments have been used or the report is considered more complex in nature) will be booked for 2 hours as standard

  • Report Writing: Custom

    • In circumstances where neither of the above apply a custom report fee will be calculated and discussed with the client’s family and will be billed @ the hourly rate of $193.99.