| Charges for Laboratory Services (including the issue of one copy of the examination report) |
|
|
$ |
| (1) |
PCR for single reaction (real-time PCR) |
280 |
| (2) |
Multiplex real-time PCR for respiratory viruses |
405 |
| (3) |
PCR for single reaction (conventional PCR) |
575 |
| (4) |
Molecular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis & Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
220 |
| (5) |
Hepatitis B viral DNA load |
450 |
| (6) |
Hepatitis C viral RNA load |
520 |
| (7) |
Human immunodeficiency viral RNA load |
760 |
| (8) |
Nucleotide sequencing (each gene) |
1200 |
| (9) |
Virus isolation (one cell line) |
200 |
| (10) |
Virus isolation (two or more cell lines) |
715 |
| (11) |
Cytomegalovirus DEAFF test |
295 |
| (12) |
Culture for Chlamydia trachomatis |
225 |
| (13) |
Immunofluorescence test for single antigen (e.g. Chlamydia) |
230 |
| (14) |
Electron microscopy |
810 |
| (15) |
Culture for pathogenic organisms (apart from other specified agents) |
715 |
| (16) |
Identification of culture isolate |
870 |
| (17) |
Antimicrobial susceptibility test (Disk diffusion method) (each plate) |
135 |
| (18) |
Antimicrobial susceptibility test (Etest method) (each antimicrobial) |
305 |
| (19) |
Antimicrobial susceptibility test (Microbroth dilution method) (each antimicrobial) |
1,090 |
| (20) |
Examination for parasite |
355 |
| (21) |
Urine test for Legionella antigen |
210 |
| (22) |
Clostridium difficile toxin detection |
370 |
| (23) |
Spore test for autoclave |
55 |
| (24) |
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (each isolate) |
1,700 |
| (25) |
Microscopic examination for acid fast bacillus (AFB) |
85 |
| (26) |
Culture for AFB in sputum |
170 |
| (27) |
Culture for AFB in urine |
205 |
| (28) |
Culture for AFB in specimens other than sputum and urine |
1,190 |
| (29) |
Positive culture for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) |
470 |
| (30) |
Positive culture for identification of non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) |
1,150 |
| (31) |
Antimicrobial susceptibility test for MTB/NTM (first 4 drugs) |
595 |
| (32) |
Antimicrobial susceptibility test for MTB/NTM (each additional drug) |
475 |
| (33) |
Xpert MTB/RIF |
1,460 |
| (34) |
Line probe assay for direct detection of MTB complex and resistance genes of MTB (each test) |
3,810 |
| (35) |
Bacteriological examination of water, milk, ice-cream and other dairy products |
395 |
| (36) |
Detection of each antigen or antibody from serum or cerebrospinal fluid sample |
145 |
| (37) |
Titre of each antigen or antibody from serum or cerebrospinal fluid sample |
220 |
| (38) |
Typing by serological reaction |
460 |
| (39) |
CD4 and CD8 T lymphocyte count |
1,010 |
| (40) |
Thyroid stimulating hormone |
90 |
| (41) |
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity (quantitative) |
82 |
| (42) |
Exfoliative cytology |
360 |