G197

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DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
 ALLERGY
                                                                                                              Fee
      [Commentary:
      See General Preamble GP7 for definitions and time keeping requirements.]
   G190 Serial oral or parenteral provocation testing to a food, drug or
          other substance when the service is rendered in a hospital,
          when an anaphylactic reaction is considered likely based on
          a documented history and the service is performed under
          direct and ongoing physician attendance ...........................  184.95
          [Commentary:
          See G208 for similar services rendered in office.]
                                                                                                       T       P
     Skin testing
   G209 - technical component, to a maximum of 50 per year
            ............................................................................... per test   0.80
   G197 - professional component, to a maximum of 50 per year
            ............................................................................... per test           0.39
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        Venom allergy testing
         Investigations including skin prick test(s), intracutaneous test(s) and any other procedures
         necessary to establish the role of venom allergy in contributing to a patient's illness(es).
   G199 Venom allergy testing, maximum of 2 per patient per physician
          per 12 month period ..........................................................                      40.00
   G195 Local anaesthetic hypersensitivity skin test, maximum of 2 per
          patient per physician per 12 month period ........................                                  17.00
   G196 Hypersensitivity skin test for validated drugs or agents
          excluding foods and inhalants, maximum of 3 per patient per
          physician per 12 month period ..........................................                            17.00
   E582   - when testing with penicillin minor determinant mixture
            outside a hospital setting, to G196............................. add                              32.20
        Physical urticaria challenges - to include at least 3 of the following:
         a. assessment of dermographic challenge with 100, 250 or 500 gm needle, measuring
            immediate and delayed responses,
         b. assessment of pressure challenge with 15 lbs. weight recording onset, peak, duration of
            response - immediate and delayed,
         c. assessment of ice cube cold challenges,
         d. assessment of cholinergic exercise challenge with use of treadmill or bicycle to target pulse
            rate greater or equal to 120 per minute and profuse sweating,
         e. vibration effect of light and water,
         f. histamine or methacholine

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