Cost of Teleconsult

The cost of the teleconsult will be determined by your GP and Specialist.  Teleconsults between the GP and a specialist are now covered by Medicare.  The teleconsult is currently bulkbilled on the specialists side, but this may change as the service becomes more popular.   Your GP will likely charge his usual amount for the consult, though some may charge more or less for teleconsults. 

Cost of Pathology

It is envisaged that an Extended Rast test will be the most common test ordered for patients outside metropolitan areas and that currently costs $95 after medicare rebates.  An indication of other test costs can be found on this link http://www.snp.com.au/patient-services/health-library/test-locations.aspx  (also listed below)

Cost of Treatment

AllergyDr mainly use Stallergenes allergy vaccines for immunotherapy or desensitisation.  After you order and pay for the vaccine, we write a prescription and send it to the manufacturer who then ships it from the factory where it is made (in France) to your GP.  We do sometimes use ALK-ABELLO vaccines for patients who have already commenced treatment with these drops. Some private health insurance policies will reimburse some of the cost of allergy vaccines. Recently many have not supported sublingual vaccines and the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and AllergyDr are working towards changing this policy.

Item	Description	Fees
111	ALUSTAL INITIAL SET	$190
1110	ALUSTAL MAINTENANCE SET	$190
1111	STALORAL THREE VIAL INITIAL SET	$170
11110	STALORAL TWO VIAL MAINTENANCE SET	$170
11111	STALORAL 4 VIAL MAINTENANCE SET	$340

These costs may vary depending on allergens. 

 

This is the cost of test from the Sullivan and Nicolaides website, though in some areas other providers will be used and costs may vary between providers.  

 

RAST® and Phadia ImmunoCAP ISAC®
Blood collections for RAST® and Phadia ImmunoCap ISAC® are performed at any SNP Collection Centre – no prior preparation is required. No appointment required.

Skin prick tests

Skin prick tests are only performed under medical supervision at the following centres: Appointment required

 

Brisbane	Regional
Aspley   Ph: (07) 3863 2714	Cairns   P: (07) 4051 5922
Capalaba  Ph: (07) 3245 9700	Lismore  P: (02) 6622 4571
Sunnybank  Ph: (07) 3345 1648	Robina   P: (07) 5593 1155
Taringa  Ph: (07) 3331 3700	Southport  P: (07) 5573 8881

Pre-test preparation is required
Skin prick tests can only be performed on clean, dry and healthy skin and results can be affected by some oral medications and topical creams and gels. Therefore, before your test, usually at the time of booking, it is important that our collector asks you about your medications.

How much do allergy tests cost?

Medicare Australia provides limited rebates for allergy tests.

Skin Prick Tests
Private Fee = Medicare Rebate + $95 out-of-pocket patient contribution
Concessional Fee = Medicare Rebate + $47.50 out-of-pocket patient contribution

RAST®  Tests
Standard Panels
Medicare Rebate + up to $95 out-of-pocket patient contribution (dependent on range of additional tests on request form)
Concessional Fee = bulk bill

Medicare Australia limits rebates for RAST®  Tests  to a maximum of 4 allergens per pathology request and a maximum of 4 RAST®  Test episodes per year.

Extended Panels
Medicare Rebate + $95 out-of-pocket patient contribution
Bulk billing is not available for Extended RAST®   panel tests

Phadia ImmunoCAP ISAC®
$350 (Medicare Australia do not provide a rebate for this test)