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What is NDIS Price Guide?

Also known as: NDIS Support Catalogue, Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits

The NDIS Price Guide, published with the Support Catalogue, sets the maximum prices registered providers may charge for each support item. It is updated at least annually, usually effective 1 July, and defines item numbers, unit types, price limits by state grouping, and the rules for cancellations, travel and non-face-to-face time.

The Price Guide is a set of maximums, not fixed prices — a provider may charge less, and agency-managed claims cannot exceed the limit. Some items are priced differently for remote and very remote regions.

The companion Support Catalogue is the machine-readable list of item numbers used for claiming. Provider systems should hold the current catalogue and validate every invoice line against it, because a claim above the limit is rejected rather than trimmed.

Mid-year updates happen. A price book that was loaded once at go-live and never refreshed is a slow, silent source of rejected claims.

From price guide to pricing schedule

“NDIS Price Guide” is the older name for the NDIA’s pricing rules. Providers now work from two documents. The NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27, effective 24 September 2026, sets the maximum amounts. It is the first pricing determination made by the Minister under the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Act 2026.

The claiming rules sit in the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits guide. Its latest version is 2025-26 v1.1, and the NDIA says updated guidance will be published shortly. Use the schedule for the numbers and the guide for how to claim them.

What the price limits cover

  • They apply to NDIA-managed and plan-managed funding. Self-managed participants are not bound by them.
  • The maximum amounts include GST.
  • They differ by Modified Monash Model location: MM 1 to 5 use national prices, MM 6 remote prices and MM 7 very remote prices. Some isolated towns have been reclassified.
  • They differ by day and time, and by complexity or intensity of the support.
  • For group supports, the maximum is divided by the number of people in the group.

Rules that catch providers out

  • When one worker’s support crosses time bands, the higher amount applies to the whole support, not just the part in the higher band.
  • Provider travel, short notice cancellations and non-face-to-face time can be claimed only for items that allow them, and only when the stated conditions are met.
  • Prices can change during the year. The NDIA has said the 2026-27 schedule will be updated later this year to reflect Fair Work Commission decisions affecting the SCHADS Award, so re-check limits whenever a new version is released.

How Rostery helps

Rostery checks every line of an NDIS bulk claim file against the current price limits before you upload it, and checks the participant’s funding before a shift is confirmed.

Questions people ask

Is the NDIS Price Guide still current?

The name is out of date. From 24 September 2026 the maximum prices are in the NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27. The claiming rules are in the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits guide, currently version 2025-26 v1.1.

Do NDIS price limits apply to self-managed participants?

No. The maximum amounts apply to NDIA-managed and plan-managed funding only.

Do NDIS price limits include GST?

Yes. The maximum amounts in the pricing schedule include GST.

Will the 2026-27 prices change again this year?

The NDIA has said the schedule will be updated later this year to reflect Fair Work Commission decisions affecting the SCHADS Award. Check for a new version before each claim run.

Checked against the official sources on 2 October 2026. Rules change: confirm the current position with the agency before you rely on it.

Related terms

Support item numberA support item number is the code identifying a specific NDIS support for claiming, in the form 01_011_0107_1_1. It has five parts: the support category, a sequence number, the registration group, the outcome domain and the support purpose. Every claimed line must carry a valid item number that matches the support actually delivered and sits within the participant’s funded budget.Bulk payment requestA bulk payment request is the CSV file a registered NDIS provider uploads to the myplace portal to claim for many supports at once. Each row carries the participant’s NDIS number, the support item number, service dates, quantity and price. The NDIA validates the file and returns a result per line.Core SupportsCore Supports is the NDIS budget category funding everyday assistance: personal care, help with household tasks, community participation, transport, and consumables. It is the most flexible category — funding generally moves freely between most Core support items — and it is where the majority of a typical participant’s plan sits.Provider travelProvider travel is the claimable cost of a support worker travelling to deliver a support. The NDIS treats it as two separate things: labour cost, being the worker’s time in transit, and non-labour transport, being the running cost of the vehicle claimed per kilometre. They use different support items and different rules.Modified Monash ModelThe Modified Monash Model (MMM) is the Australian Government’s classification of how remote a location is, on a scale from MM 1 (metropolitan) to MM 7 (very remote). The NDIS uses it to set price limits: MM 1 to 5 use national prices, MM 6 uses remote prices and MM 7 uses very remote prices.Short notice cancellationA short notice cancellation is when a participant cancels a scheduled NDIS support with less notice than the pricing rules require, or does not turn up. If the conditions are met, the provider can claim up to 100 per cent of the agreed fee from the participant’s plan, using the support item that would have been claimed.

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