Pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus has been spreading, especially in foreign countries, and the virus is almost out of control. Although the domestic epidemic prevention and control work has tended to improve, the risk of overseas import still exists. Many friends from high-incidence areas will face the demand for nucleic acid testing. Is there a charge for nucleic acid testing in COVID-19? This has become a matter of great concern to most friends. We will give you a detailed answer in this regard.
Nucleic acid detection is the gold standard for the diagnosis of COVID-19. The extracted samples come from the secretory tissue of human throat, which is the easiest place for novel coronavirus to hide. Whether nucleic acid is free for pneumonia patients infected in novel coronavirus depends on the situation. If you are a close contact of a confirmed patient in novel coronavirus, or a person from an epidemic area, then the nucleic acid test is free. You only need to go to the designated hospital in COVID-19 for nucleic acid testing.
For those who have no suspicious contact history, only need physical examination, and want to completely rule out COVID-19, there is a charge for nucleic acid testing. According to the national pricing standard for nucleic acid detection, the standard of nucleic acid detection fee charged by public medical institutions to patients is currently 40 yuan per person; The charging standard of nucleic acid examination fee in third-party designated private hospitals shall not be higher than per person per time 160 yuan. The expenses mentioned here include all the expenses of inspection and medical consumables. All examination expenses of inpatients in COVID-19 have also been included in the scope of medical insurance reimbursement.
Is there a charge for nucleic acid testing in COVID-19? COVID-19 has a large number of infected people. For suspected patients, they also need to undergo diagnostic examination in COVID-19. The core of the examination is nucleic acid detection, that is, throat swab examination. If it is a close contact of a confirmed case or a crowd from an epidemic area, nucleic acid testing is free; If there is no free sign, there is a charging standard. Everyone in public medical institutions is in 40 yuan, and private medical institutions are slightly higher. Nucleic acid testing needs to be done at least twice to completely rule out COVID-19, so friends should conduct nucleic acid testing according to the doctor's schedule.