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Private hospitals refuse to follow new rates fixed for pathological and radiological tests
The health centres will write to West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission for clarification
Private hospitals in Calcutta have refused to follow the new rates fixed by the state regulatory commission for pathological and radiological tests and said they would seek a clarification.
The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission had on Friday capped the rates private hospitals can charge for a number of pathological and radiological tests.
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A private hospital, the commission’s order states, cannot charge more than Rs 400 for chest X-ray PA view and more than Rs 5,200 for an HRCT (128 slice CT scan).