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Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)

Scale of Fees

Annual Increase in Medical Tariffs for Medical Service Providers - 2025

Prosthetics and Orthotics Gazette 2025

Orthotics Tariff of Fees as from 1 April 2025 (Practice Type 87 & 90)

Wheelchairs

 

WHEELCHAIRS


Rules

Product warrantees should be honored by the supplier.

Only out of warrantee costs may be considered for funding where criteria is met.

Post-op wheelchairs: only S/steel standard or HD + manual leg elevation footrest (treatment period >12 weeks).

Prices exclude professional fee for evaluation,measuring, fitting, adjusting & follow ups.

Each item code (wheelchair/accessory/replacement/repair) includes the necessary accessories and hardware required to make it functionally fit as per the Instruction for use (IFU).

Accessories to new wheelchairs should be motivated and clinically relevant (eg. Caster wheels, laterals etc)

Eligibility dependent on supply protocol.

Permanent wheelchair users for daily mobility should be issued 4 pairs of pneumatic tubes or 2 pairs of solid tubes per annum.

Permanent wheelchair users for daily mobility should be issued 2 pairs of outer tubes per annum.  Wheelchairs should be prescribed according to the (Guidelines on the provision of manual wheelchairs in less resourced settings 'Wheelchair Guidelines, 2008):

Meets the user's needs and environmental conditions;
Provides proper fit and postural support;
Is safe and durable;
Can be delivered in the country within an 8 week period;
Can be obtained, maintained and serviced in the country at an affordable cost.

Light manual wheelchair, ultra light manual wheelchair and advanced motorized wheelchair will only be considered if a wheelchair is the primary source of mobility for the user and requires a detailed clinical motivation.

Item

Code

 

Description

 







 

WC



Wheelchairs


 

WC005

A80060


Wheelchair hire per month


886.15

WC006

A80070


Wheelchair hire per week


200.31






 




MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS


 

WC



Folding - Stainless Steel


 

WC023

A80023


Manual folding stainless steel light

ea

35913.54

WC049

A80049


Manual folding stainless steel standard

ea

7911.70

WC050

A80050


Manual folding stainless steel heavy duty

ea

11380.58

WC051

A80051


Manual folding stainless steel recline and/or tilt

ea

7192.10






 

WC



Folding - Aluminum


 

WC024

A80024


Manual folding aluminum recline and/or tilt


12459.80

WC052

A80052


Manual folding aluminum hemiplegic


32303.50

WC053

A80053


Manual folding aluminum heavy duty *special criteria


60889.05

WC054

A80054


Manual folding aluminum light


40411.44

WC055

A80055


Manual folding aluminum ultra light *special criteria


86951.27






 

WC



Rigid - Stainless Steel


 

WC056

A80056


Manual rigid stainless steel standard


21387.36

WC057

A80057


Manual rigid stainless steel light


43864.86






 

WC



Rigid - Aluminum


 

WC058

A80058


Manual rigid Aluminum standard


11184.27

WC059

A80059


Aluminum positioning and/or tilt *special criteria


72342.71

WC068

A80068


Aluminum standing *special criteria


143476.30

WC061

A80061


Aluminum light *special criteria


64750.73

WC062

A80062


Aluminum ultra light *special criteria


114179.67






 

WC



Rigid - Titanium


 

WC063

A80063


Manual rigid titanium light *special criteria


83104.00

WC064

A80064


Manual rigid titanium ultra light *special criteria


194049.57






 

WC



Rigid - Titanium


 

WC065

A80065


Carbon ultra light *special criteria


144671.45






 

WC



Manual to electric external conversions


 

WC066

A80066


Speedster Clip on


37100.00

WC067

A80067


SmartDrive


100700.00






 

WC



Wheelchair Economy


 

WC010

A80010


Rainbow

ea

3948.00

WC015

A80015


Rollability Econ

ea

15396.19

WC020

A80020


Quicky breeze 16" and 18"

ea

28591.80

WC021

A80021


Quicky rubix/CE 16"-20"

ea

25765.86

WC022

A80022


Pacer light

ea

18493.24






 

WC



Wheelchair Standard


 

WC030

A80030

8AU41250770M

Qr Reclining wheelchair

ea

10290.51

WC031

A80031

BAUQRRTU250770SM

Qr Tuffee

ea

7480.41

WC032

A80032

8WUQRRTU250770SM

Qr Tuffee special 20"

ea

11291.27

WC033

A80033

8EWUTU250770SM

Qr Tuffee special 22" reinforced/Standard

ea

19108.30

WC034

A80034

8AULS250770SM

Tuffee/Low chairback standard

ea

10075.28

WC035

A80035


Tuffee with amputee brackets X2/standard

ea

9904.62

WC036

A80036

8AUCRUS770SM

Qr Cruiser

ea

6827.36

WC037

A80037


Rough rider

ea

10659.59

WC038

A80038


Saturn Coaster wheelchair standard

ea

9437.09

WC039

A80039


Hercules wheelchair/rural/16"/18"single crossbar

ea

10216.30

WC040

A80040


Hercules special 20"/double crossbar/medop

ea

10995.51

WC041

A80041


Hercules lowback/16"/18"/single cross bar

ea

10649.20






 

WC



Motorized Wheelchairs


 

MW045

A80045


Power Wheelchair

ea

41557.84

MW046

A80046


Velocity Wheelchair

ea

92020.94

MW047

A80047


Wheelchair with tilt in space (Any Model)

ea

104884.08

MW048

A80048


Standing wheelchair

ea

102610.10






 

MW



Mid-wheel drive


 

MW049

A90049


Motorized mid-wheel Entry level


82282.50






 

MW



Rear-wheel drive


 

MW050

A90050


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range heavy duty + manual tilt in space *special criteria


90100.00

MW051

A90051


Motorized rear-wheel Advanced *special criteria (chin control/electronic tilt in space / advanced standing)


184476.08

MW052

A90052


Motorized rear-wheel Entry level Bariatric *special criteria


61681.40

MW053

A90053


Motorized rear-wheel Entry level {standard/chin contol/standing) *special criteria


53621.85

MW054

A90054


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range *special criteria


99202.25

MW055

A90055


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range heavy duty *special criteria


110929.00

MW056

A90056


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range chin control  special criteria


142805.85

MW057

A90057


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range electronic seat height adjustability *special criteria


106132.49

MW058

A90058


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range folding *special criteria


86549.00

MW059

A90059


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range standing *special criteria


201135.00

MW060

A90060


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range electronic seat tilt *special criteria


96804.50

MW061

A90061


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range electronic seat tilt and *special criteria


118243.00

MW062

A90062


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range transportable *special criteria


67561.75

 

[Amendments made to Table (items A80068 and A80154) inserted by Amendment Gazette, Notice No. 2487, GG50645, dated 10 May 2024]