Maximum prices stipulated for PCR, rapid antigen tests
Posted by Editor on August 11, 2021 - 4:32 pm
A Gazette Notification is to be issued stipulating a maximum fee for PCR tests and Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT), said the Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi.
Accordingly, private healthcare facilities will be allowed to charge only Rs. 6,500 per RT-PCR test and Rs. 2,000 per Rapid Antigen Test.
The gazette notification announcing the move will be published tomorrow (August 12), the health minister said further.
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