Handling claim type specific line items
Astalty uses claim type specific line items for the affected support item numbers below when the charge date is on or after 1 July 2026. Instead of using a single line item with the Claim Type selected on the charge, each claim type now has its own line item number, identified by a suffix:
_CA- Cancellation_NF- Non-Face-to-Face_PT- Provider Travel_RR- NDIA Requested Reports_TH- Telehealth
For example, the base item 01_650_0118_1_3 now has variants such as 01_650_0118_1_3_CA (Cancellation) and 01_650_0118_1_3_NF (Non-Face-to-Face).
How Astalty handles these
For existing Charge Items, Astalty derives the support item number from the charge's Claim Type and date. The Charge Item's creation date does not determine this formatting. Review the charge's Claim Type; eligible charges dated from 1 July 2026 receive the corresponding suffix automatically.
For new standalone Charge Items, affected base items and their variants have a locked Claim Type. Select the appropriate item, including the base item for Direct Service. Charge Item Sets store the base support item number and allow their row Claim Types to be configured; see Choosing a Claim Type.
How this appears in the NDIA bulk upload file
When you generate the NDIA bulk upload file, these variant items are reported slightly differently:
- The SupportNumber column carries the claim type as a suffix where one applies (for example,
15_610_0128_1_3_PTfor Provider Travel). Direct Service claims keep the base number with no suffix (for example,15_610_0128_1_3). - The ClaimType column is left blank for these variant items, because the claim type is already built into the Support Item Number and doesn't need to be claimed twice.
Non-variant items and Charges dated before 1 July 2026 are unchanged. They keep their usual Support Item Number and continue to populate the ClaimType column.
Video walkthrough
Affected base items
The following base items have claim type specific variants:
01_650_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Occupational Therapist01_653_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Speech Pathologist01_661_0128_1_3- Therapy - Occupational Therapist01_663_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Podiatrist01_663_0128_1_3- Therapy - Podiatrist01_665_0128_1_3- Therapy - Speech Pathologist01_700_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Psychologist01_701_0128_1_3- Therapy - Psychologist01_720_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Physiotherapist01_721_0128_1_3- Therapy - Physiotherapist01_740_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Other Early Childhood Professional01_741_0128_1_3- Therapy - Other Professional01_760_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Dietitian01_760_0128_3_3- Therapy - Dietitian10_011_0128_5_3- Employment Therapy - Other Professional10_054_0128_5_3- Employment Therapy - Psychologist10_055_0128_5_3- Employment Therapy - Physiotherapist10_613_0128_5_3- Employment Therapy - Developmental Educator10_617_0128_5_3- Employment Therapy - Occupational Therapist10_620_0128_5_3- Employment Therapy - Rehabilitation Counsellor10_622_0128_5_3- Employment Therapy - Speech Pathologist11_022_0110_7_3- Specialist Behavioural Intervention Support11_023_0110_7_3- Behaviour Management Plan Implementation12_025_0128_3_3- Therapy - Dietitian12_027_0126_3_3- Therapy - Exercise Physiologist12_027_0128_3_3- Therapy - Exercise Physiologist15_001_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Psychologist15_003_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Physiotherapist15_005_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Other Early Childhood Professional15_007_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Therapy Assistant - Level 115_008_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Therapy Assistant - Level 215_043_0128_1_3- Therapy - Counsellor15_047_0135_1_3- Selection or Manufacture of Individualised Technology15_052_0128_1_3- Therapy Assistant - Level 115_053_0128_1_3- Therapy Assistant - Level 215_054_0128_1_3- Therapy - Psychologist15_055_0128_1_3- Therapy - Physiotherapist15_056_0128_1_3- Therapy - Other Professional15_062_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Dietitian15_062_0128_3_3- Therapy - Dietitian15_200_0126_1_3- Therapy - Exercise Physiologist15_200_0128_1_3- Therapy - Exercise Physiologist15_501_0119_1_3- Audiologist15_502_0134_1_3- Audiologist15_503_0134_1_3- Audiometrist15_606_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Counsellor15_609_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Exercise Physiologist15_610_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Art Therapist15_610_0128_1_3- Therapy - Art Therapist15_611_0128_1_3- Therapy - Audiologist15_613_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Developmental Educator15_613_0128_1_3- Therapy - Developmental Educator15_615_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Music Therapist15_615_0128_1_3- Therapy - Music Therapist15_617_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Occupational Therapist15_617_0128_1_3- Therapy - Occupational Therapist15_618_0128_1_3- Therapy - Orthoptist15_619_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Podiatrist15_619_0128_1_3- Therapy - Podiatrist15_620_0128_1_3- Therapy - Rehabilitation Counsellor15_621_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Social Worker15_621_0128_1_3- Therapy - Social Worker15_622_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Speech Pathologist15_622_0128_1_3- Therapy - Speech Pathologist15_625_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Early Childhood Teacher or Educator15_626_0118_1_3- ECI Professional - Orientation Mobility Specialist15_626_0128_1_3- Therapy - Orientation Mobility Specialist