Odisha fixes price for COVID-19 test

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has fixed the maximum price for RT-PCR COVID-19 test at four ICMR-approved private laboratories, Health and Family Welfare Department said today.

The price has been fixed at Rs 2200 (inclusive of GST and all other incidental charges) for individuals desirous of the test.

The four private laboratories are Dept of Lab Services, Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar; IMS & SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar; InDNA Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, 2nd Floor, KIIT TBI, Bhubaneswar; and GenX Diagnostics, A19, Maharshi College Road, Sahid Nagar, Bhubaneswar.

The tests will be conducted by the private laboratories under the supervision of RMRC, Bhubaneswar following ICMR guidelines regarding the testing protocols for RT-PCR COVID-19 tests, the department said.