Govt. caps RT-PCR price at pvt. labs
The Hindu
Maximum rate slashed to ₹500; for home collection of samples, it is ₹700
The Delhi government on Wednesday reduced the maximum rates private labs can charge for RT-PCR tests for COVID-19. The rates have been reduced to ₹500, when a person gives the sample at a centre and to ₹700 for home collection of samples, compared to earlier rates of ₹800 and ₹1,200 respectively. “All labs/hospitals will display the revised rates at a prominent place latest within 24 hours of this order. This order comes into effect immediately and is for strict compliance by all concerned,” read the order issued by Bhupinder S. Bhalla, Additional Chief Secretary (Health & Family Welfare). The maximum rate the government pays to private labs, when samples collected by government centres are sent to private labs for testing, has also been reduced to ₹300 from ₹800.More Related News