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12003

Skin prick testing for food and latex allergens

Diagnostic procedures and investigations · Group D1 — Miscellaneous diagnostic procedures and investigations

Schedule fee
$46.60
BenefitAmountGap to fee
85%$39.65$6.95
75%$34.95$11.65

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Descriptor · law
Skin prick testing for food and latex allergens, including all allergens tested on the same day, not being a service associated with a service to which item 12012, 12017, 12021, 12022 or 12024 applies
Descriptor current from 1 Nov 2018.

Claiming with other items

Cannot be claimed with
12012Epicutaneous patch testing in the investigation of allergic dermatitis…12017Epicutaneous patch testing in the investigation… — more than 25 allergens but not more than 5012021Epicutaneous patch testing in the investigation of allergic dermatitis… — consultant physician (item 12021)12022Epicutaneous patch testing in the investigation of allergic dermatitis… — consultant physician (item 12022)12024Epicutaneous patch testing in the… — consultant physician, using more than 100 allergens

Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 1

DN.1.22 Skin Prick Testing (items 12000-12005)
Note DN.1.22

Skin prick testing and Intradermal testing should always be performed in a medical setting with the ready availability of medical practitioners competent to treat systemic allergic reactions, and appropriate resuscitation equipment. Because intradermal testing carries a higher risk of anaphylaxis it should only be performed in a hospital setting (or equivalent) by either a specialist or consultant physician with proficiency and experience in all aspects of skin testing for allergy.

Item 12003 should only be used by appropriately trained doctors such as allergist immunologists or equivalently trained medical practitioners. An alternative to Skin Prick Testing (SPT) is serum specific IgE food allergen testing. Serum specific IgE (ssIgE) allergy blood testing to food panels is not recommended.

Item 12004 should only be used by appropriately trained doctors such as allergist immunologists or equivalently trained medical practitioners.

Item 12005 should only be used by appropriately trained doctors such as allergist immunologists, anaesthetists or equivalently trained medical practitioners.

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All 11 items in this group
Item number12003
Category2 — Diagnostic procedures and investigations
GroupD1 — Miscellaneous diagnostic procedures and investigations
Subheading—
Item typeS (schedule code)
Fee typeN (normal)
In schedule since1 Dec 1991
Fee current from1 Jul 2026
GP scopeIn scope
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