How much does it cost to do nucleic acid testing in Taizhou? Where to do nucleic acid testing in Taizhou, is the cost at your own expense?

The price of nucleic acid testing in COVID-19, Zhejiang Province has been lowered since May 16.

First, the price of nucleic acid testing in novel coronavirus is adjusted to 20 yuan/time; Novel coronavirus nucleic acid mixed detection price is adjusted to 4 yuan per sample. The medical insurance payment policy shall be implemented in accordance with the Notice on Formulating and Adjusting the Price of Relevant Testing Items in novel coronavirus.

Two, public medical institutions to carry out novel coronavirus nucleic acid testing services, should also provide two kinds of service options, single and multi-person mixed inspection, in line with the provisions of the epidemic prevention and control, allowing those who are willing to choose voluntarily. Simply conducting nucleic acid testing does not require registration, and public medical institutions may not charge outpatient fees.

Three, all districts and cities should timely adjust the price of nucleic acid testing in novel coronavirus, and effectively protect the relevant rights and interests of the people.

Extended content: What is nucleic acid detection?

At present, nucleic acid detection is the most effective detection means to determine whether patients are infected with the virus, early detection and early treatment. It doesn't require surgery or injection. After collecting human secretions, the samples are preserved. Under laboratory conditions, PCR technology is used to detect and diagnose clinical etiology.

Serum antibody detection is an effective supplement to nucleic acid detection. By detecting human immune response to the virus, if there is COVID-19 infection recently, human body will produce antibodies to compete with the virus, and COVID-19-specific antibodies lgM and lgG can be detected in blood. It was found that lgM antibody was generally produced after 7 days, and lgG antibody was generally produced after 10 days. Antibody detection is simple and convenient, which is suitable for the initial screening of a large number of suspected cases, former infected persons and asymptomatic infected persons with short waiting time.