Useful Information
Fees and Charges for Public Health Care Services provided by the Department of Health
LABORATORY SERVICES | |||
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(1) | All requests for laboratory tests should be supported by information and documents as required by the Department of Health. Unless otherwise specified or agreed by Consultant Medical Microbiologists / Consultant Pathologists, all charges specified below are payable in advance or on demand. | ||
(2) | Consultant Medical Microbiologists / Consultant Pathologists may refuse any sample. | ||
(3) | Samples submitted for examination will remain the property of the Government and may be disposed of in any way considered suitable by Consultant Medical Microbiologists / Consultant Pathologists. | ||
(4) | The Government will not recognise any claims arising from the results of any examination. | ||
(5) | Fees for other special tests not listed below will be determined by Consultant Medical Microbiologists / Consultant Pathologists according to the actual cost of the test. | ||
(6) | Specimens for laboratory testing must be referred from registered medical / dental / veterinary practitioners. | ||
Charges for Laboratory Services (including the issue of one copy of the examination report) | |||
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(1) | PCR for single reaction (real-time PCR) |
280 |
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(2) | Multiplex real-time PCR for respiratory viruses |
405 |
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(3) | PCR for single reaction (conventional PCR) |
575 |
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(4) | Molecular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis & Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
220 |
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(5) | Hepatitis B viral DNA load |
450 |
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(6) | Hepatitis C viral RNA load |
520 |
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(7) | Human immunodeficiency viral RNA load |
265 |
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(8) | Nucleotide sequencing (each gene) |
1200 |
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(9) | Virus isolation (one cell line) |
200 |
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(10) | Virus isolation (two or more cell lines) |
715 |
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(11) | Cytomegalovirus DEAFF test |
295 |
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(12) | Culture for Chlamydia trachomatis |
225 |
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(13) | Immunofluorescence test for single antigen (e.g. Chlamydia) |
230 |
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(14) | Electron microscopy |
810 |
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(15) | Culture for pathogenic organisms (apart from other specified agents) |
715 |
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(16) | Identification of culture isolate |
870 |
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(17) | Antimicrobial susceptibility test (Disk diffusion method) (each plate) |
135 |
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(18) | Antimicrobial susceptibility test (Etest method) (each antimicrobial) |
305 |
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(19) | Antimicrobial susceptibility test (Microbroth dilution method) (each antimicrobial) |
1,090 |
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(20) | Examination for parasite |
355 |
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(21) | Urine test for Legionella antigen |
210 |
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(22) | Clostridium difficile toxin detection |
370 |
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(23) | Spore test for autoclave |
55 |
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(24) | Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (each isolate) |
1,700 |
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(25) | Microscopic examination for acid fast bacillus (AFB) |
85 |
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(26) | Culture for AFB in sputum |
170 |
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(27) | Culture for AFB in urine |
205 |
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(28) | Culture for AFB in specimens other than sputum and urine |
1,190 |
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(29) | Positive culture for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) |
470 |
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(30) | Positive culture for identification of non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) |
1,150 |
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(31) | Antimicrobial susceptibility test for MTB/NTM (first 4 drugs) |
595 |
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(32) | Antimicrobial susceptibility test for MTB/NTM (each additional drug) |
475 |
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(33) | Xpert MTB/RIF |
1,460 |
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(34) | Line probe assay for direct detection of MTB complex and resistance genes of MTB (each test) |
3,810 |
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(35) | Bacteriological examination of water, milk, ice-cream and other dairy products |
395 |
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(36) | Detection of each antigen or antibody from serum or cerebrospinal fluid sample |
145 |
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(37) | Titre of each antigen or antibody from serum or cerebrospinal fluid sample |
220 |
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(38) | Typing by serological reaction |
460 |
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(39) | CD4 and CD8 T lymphocyte count |
815 |
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(40) | Thyroid stimulating hormone |
90 |
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(41) | Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity (quantitative) |
82 |
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(42) | Exfoliative cytology |
360 |
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