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Every dietitian support item, with its number, unit and price limit for your participant's region.
The short answer
The NDIS dietitian rate for 2026-27 is $178.99 an hour, the national price limit for support item 01_760_0128_3_3, Therapy - Dietitian - Direct Service, under Capacity Building (Improved Daily Living). Telehealth, non-face-to-face work and NDIA-requested reports are claimed at the same hourly limit. Provider travel is half of it, $89.50 an hour.
Price limits are set in the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits and change each year, normally from 1 July. The figures here are stated from 1 July 2026. Verify the current limit before you claim.
General information only, not financial or clinical advice.
NDIS price limits change annually. Always verify support item numbers and current price limits against the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits (ndis.gov.au) before claiming. Figures below are stated from 1 July 2026.
The standard price limit that applies across most of Australia. Use this unless the participant is in an MMM 6 (Remote) or MMM 7 (Very Remote) area.
No loading
Applied on top of the national price limit.
0128 - Dietitian
Direct dietitian service to a participant (assessment, consultation, diet plan development), billed per hour under the participant therapy budget.
0128 - Dietitian
Dietitian service delivered by telehealth (video or phone), at the same hourly price limit as the direct service.
0128 - Dietitian
Non-face-to-face dietitian work directly related to the participant (for example report or program preparation), where it is a reasonable and necessary support and agreed with the participant.
0128 - Dietitian
Reports specifically requested by the NDIA, billed per hour at the dietitian hourly price limit.
0128 - Dietitian
Provider travel time to and from a participant, where claimable, at half the dietitian hourly rate.
After the line item
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FAQ
The national price limit for a dietitian is $178.99 per hour for 2026-27, under support item 01_760_0128_3_3 (Therapy - Dietitian - Direct Service, registration group 0128). Telehealth, non-face-to-face work and NDIA-requested reports are claimed at the same hourly limit. Provider travel is claimed at half the rate, $89.50 per hour. In a Remote (MMM 6) area the limit is $250.59 and in a Very Remote (MMM 7) area $268.49. These figures are stated from 1 July 2026; confirm the current limit in the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits before claiming.
The core dietitian support item is 01_760_0128_3_3, "Therapy - Dietitian - Direct Service", registration group 0128 (Dietitian), claimed per hour. The same direct service also appears as 12_025_0128_3_3 at the same limit where it is claimed from a different support budget. Telehealth, non-face-to-face work, NDIA-requested reports and provider travel each have their own numbered variant. For 2026-27 the national price limit is $178.99 per hour, with travel at $89.50. Always confirm the current figures in the NDIS Pricing Schedule before claiming.
No more than the price limit. For 2026-27 that is $178.99 per hour nationally for a direct dietitian service, and you cannot charge a participant with a registered provider above it. The limit is published in the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits, which the NDIA updates each year, usually from 1 July. Figures on this page are stated from 1 July 2026, so verify the current limit at ndis.gov.au before you invoice.
Yes. Supports delivered in a Remote (MMM 6) area attract a loading of 40 percent, taking the dietitian hourly limit to $250.59, and supports in a Very Remote (MMM 7) area attract 50 percent, taking it to $268.49. The loading is applied on top of the national price limit. Use the region selector above to see the loaded limit for every item, and confirm the current loadings in the NDIS price guide.
Dietitian supports are funded from Capacity Building - Improved Daily Living, which is support category 15. The dietitian sits in registration group 0128. The participant needs Improved Daily Living funding in their plan for these supports to be claimable.
Yes, within the rules. Non-face-to-face work such as report preparation is claimed at the full hourly limit of $178.99, and NDIA-requested reports have their own item at the same rate. Provider travel is claimed at half the hourly rate, $89.50 per hour. All three are claimable only within the caps and MMM rules in the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits, and only where the work is reasonable, necessary and agreed with the participant in the service agreement.
The figures on this page are stated from 1 July 2026 and were checked against the NDIS Pricing Schedule for that date. NDIS price limits are updated by the NDIA each year, normally from 1 July, and support item numbers can change. Always verify the current support item number and price limit in the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits at ndis.gov.au before claiming.
Every answer is general information only. Verify support item numbers and price limits in the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits before claiming.