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So how much is the test? Test costs USD ~190.- in Switzerland and all insurances are required to cover it under basic care but only suspected cases get tested
by sschueller 7y ago
So how much is the test?
Test costs USD ~190.- in Switzerland and all insurances are required to cover it under basic care but only suspected cases get tested (You were in Italy, Wuhan or in contact with people who were)
- PragmaticPulp 7y agoFrom the article: The test is paid for by the government. It’s the ancillary hospital services that cause the charges. If you go to a hospital, you have to pay for the usage of the hospital. This is billed to your insurance.
- tobltobs 7y agoDoes it make a difference what exactly is causing the costs? If you are broke you can't afford to be tested and you will continue to spread the virus if you have it.
- TulliusCicero 7y agoSo, the test itself doesn't cost that much...but, getting tested does cost that much. When most people are talking about the test, I think they're talking about the whole process.
- PragmaticPulp 7y ago> getting tested does cost that much. Getting tested at a hospital emergency room for 20+ different possible viruses could cost that much, but you shouldn't be presenting to the emergency room for basic testing. That should be handled through your local doctor. The hospital emergency room is for urgent emergencies. ER doctors are rushing to get things done. Unless you're having severe respiratory distress, you should not rush to the ER for routine Coronavirus testing.
- claudeganon 7y agoThe answer is...who knows? All of the surrounding care, from visiting the hospital, the battery of tests to eliminate other illnesses, and the test itself are the product of some opaque, insanely complicated exchange between the individual’s insurance company and the hospital’s pricing.