Srinagar: The government on Friday announced the official rates for PET scans and CBCT machine charges for all government-run hospitals and health institutions of the Health and Medical Education department except SKIMS.
As per the government order issued by the Health and Medical Education department, the rates per scan/test for a PET Scan of Whole Body will be Rs 10,000, for PET scan Cardiac metabolism is Rs 4000, for PET guided Biopsy Rs 1200, for PET scan review from outside is Rs 600 and for CBCT machine charges is Rs 1200.
This significant step has been taken by the government with an aim to provide more affordable diagnostic services to patients, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, an official press release informed.
