Item 73837
Microscopy for fungi in skin, hair or nails by a participating nurse practitioner - 1 or more sites
MBS Fee: $6.90
Practical Summary
Billing Options (Reference)
10983 (same category)
Attendance by a practice nurse, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker or an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner on behalf of, and under the supervision of, a medical practitioner, to provide clinical support to a patient who: (a) is participating in a video conferencing consultation with a specialist, consultant physician or psychiatrist; and (b) is not an admitted patient
Fee: $37.85 | Diff vs current: +$30.95
10987 (same category)
Follow up service provided by a practice nurse or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner, on behalf of a medical practitioner, for an Indigenous person who has received a health assessment if: a) The service is provided on behalf of and under the supervision of a medical practitioner; and b) the person is not an admitted patient of a hospital; and c) the service is consistent with the needs identified through the health assessment; - to a maximum of 10 services per patient in a calendar year
Fee: $27.95 | Diff vs current: +$21.05
10997 (same category)
Service provided by a practice nurse or an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner to a person with a chronic condition, if: (a) the service is provided on behalf of and under the supervision of a medical practitioner; and (b) the person is not an admitted patient of a hospital; and (c) the person has in place: (i) a GP chronic condition management plan that has been prepared or reviewed in the last 18 months; or (ii) until the end of 30 June 2027—a GP management plan, or team care arrangements, prepared before 1 July 2025; or (iii) a multidisciplinary care plan; and (d) the service is consistent with the plan or arrangements Applicable up to a total of 5 services to which this item, item 92301 or item 93203 applies in a calendar year
Fee: $14.00 | Diff vs current: +$7.10
11237 (same category)
OCULAR CONTENTS, simultaneous ultrasonic echography by both unidimensional and bidimensional techniques, for the diagnosis, monitoring or measurement of choroidal and ciliary body melanomas, retinoblastoma or suspicious naevi or simulating lesions, one eye, not being a service associated with a service to which items in Group I1 of Category 5 apply
Fee: $95.05 | Diff vs current: +$88.15
12000 (same category)
Skin prick testing for aeroallergens by a specialist or consultant physician in the practice of the specialist or consultant physician’s specialty, including all allergens tested on the same day, not being a service associated with a service to which item 12001, 12002, 12005, 12012, 12017, 12021, 12022 or 12024 applies
Fee: $45.40 | Diff vs current: +$38.50
12001 (same category)
Skin prick testing for aeroallergens, including all allergens tested on the same day, not being a service associated with a service to which item 12000, 12002, 12005, 12012, 12017, 12021, 12022 or 12024 applies. Applicable only once in any 12 month period
Fee: $45.40 | Diff vs current: +$38.50
12002 (same category)
Repeat skin prick testing of a patient for aeroallergens, including all allergens tested on the same day, if: (a) further testing for aeroallergens is indicated in the same 12 month period to which item 12001 applies to a service for the patient; and (b) the service is not associated with a service to which item 12000, 12001, 12005, 12012, 12017, 12021, 12022 or 12024 applies Applicable only once in any 12 month period
Fee: $45.40 | Diff vs current: +$38.50
12003 (same category)
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
Fee: $45.40 | Diff vs current: +$38.50
12004 (same category)
Skin testing for medication allergens (antibiotics or non general anaesthetics agents) and venoms (including prick testing and intradermal testing with a number of dilutions), 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
Fee: $68.65 | Diff vs current: +$61.75
12005 (same category)
Skin testing: (a) performed by or on behalf of a specialist or consultant physician in the practice of the specialist or consultant physician’s specialty; and (b) for agents used in the perioperative period (including prick testing and intradermal testing with a number of dilutions), to investigate anaphylaxis in a patient with a history of prior anaphylactic reaction or cardiovascular collapse associated with the administration of an anaesthetic; and (c) including all allergens tested on the same day; and (d) not being a service associated with a service to which item 12000, 12001, 12002, 12003, 12012, 12017, 12021, 12022 or 12024 applies
Fee: $92.35 | Diff vs current: +$85.45
12210 (same category)
Overnight paediatric investigation, for at least 8 hours, for a patient less than 12 years of age, if: (a) the patient is referred by a medical practitioner; and (b) the necessity for the investigation is determined by a qualified paediatric sleep medicine practitioner before the investigation; and (c) there is continuous monitoring of oxygen saturation and breathing using a multi‑channel polygraph, and recordings of the following are made, in accordance with current professional guidelines: (i) airflow; (ii) continuous EMG; (iii) ECG; (iv) EEG (with a minimum of 4 EEG leads or, in selected investigations, a minimum of 6 EEG leads); (v) EOG; (vi) oxygen saturation; (vii) respiratory movement of rib and abdomen (whether movement of rib is recorded separately from, or together with, movement of abdomen); (viii) measurement of carbon dioxide (either end‑tidal or transcutaneous); and (d) a sleep technician, or registered nurse with sleep technology training, is in continuous attendance under the supervision of a qualified paediatric sleep medicine practitioner; and (e) polygraphic records are: (i) analysed (for assessment of sleep stage, and maturation of sleep indices, arousals, respiratory events and assessment of clinically significant alterations in heart rate and body movement) with manual scoring, or manual correction of computerised scoring in epochs of not more than 1 minute; and (ii) stored for interpretation and preparation of a report; and (f) interpretation and report are provided by a qualified paediatric sleep medicine practitioner based on reviewing the direct original recording of polygraphic data from the patient; and (g) the investigation is not provided to the patient on the same occasion that a service to which item 11704, 11705, 11707, 11714, 11716, 11717, 11723 or 11735 applies is provided to the patient For each particular patient—applicable only in relation to each of the first 3 occasions the investigation is performed in any 12 month period
Fee: $818.80 | Diff vs current: +$811.90
12213 (same category)
Overnight paediatric investigation, for at least 8 hours, for a patient aged at least 12 years but less than 18 years, if: (a) the patient is referred by a medical practitioner; and (b) the necessity for the investigation is determined by a qualified sleep medicine practitioner before the investigation; and (c) there is continuous monitoring of oxygen saturation and breathing using a multi‑channel polygraph, and recordings of the following are made, in accordance with current professional guidelines: (i) airflow; (ii) continuous EMG; (iii) ECG; (iv) EEG (with a minimum of 4 EEG leads or, in selected investigations, a minimum of 6 EEG leads); (v) EOG; (vi) oxygen saturation; (vii) respiratory movement of rib and abdomen (whether movement of rib is recorded separately from, or together with, movement of abdomen); (viii) measurement of carbon dioxide (either end‑tidal or transcutaneous); and (d) a sleep technician, or registered nurse with sleep technology training, is in continuous attendance under the supervision of a qualified sleep medicine practitioner; and (e) polygraphic records are: (i) analysed (for assessment of sleep stage, and maturation of sleep indices, arousals, respiratory events and assessment of clinically significant alterations in heart rate and body movement) with manual scoring, or manual correction of computerised scoring in epochs of not more than 1 minute; and (ii) stored for interpretation and preparation of a report; and (f) interpretation and report are provided by a qualified sleep medicine practitioner based on reviewing the direct original recording of polygraphic data from the patient; and (g) the investigation is not provided to the patient on the same occasion that a service to which item 11704, 11705, 11707, 11714, 11716, 11717, 11723 or 11735 applies is provided to the patient For each particular patient—applicable only in relation to each of the first 3 occasions the investigation is performed in any 12 month period
Fee: $737.60 | Diff vs current: +$730.70
Equivalent Items
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Version History
Mon May 11 2026 00:17:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time): fee $6.90 | Microscopy for fungi in skin, hair or nails by a participating nurse practitioner - 1 or more sites