Department of Health and Family Welfare has slashed the rates for COVID-19 tests in Karnataka.
Revised rates for an RT-PCR test in a private lab if referred by a government hospital stands at ₹400.
The cost of an RT-PCR test at a private lab stands at ₹500.
Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) – ₹400
Rapid Antibody Test stands at ₹500
Trunat test for COVID-19 – ₹1,250
CB-NAAT – ₹1,600
Express RTPCR – ₹ 3,000
If the labs collect the samples from Home, they are allowed to collect an additional charge of ₹250 per house.