At present, the new crown antigen test is generally not more than $15 per person per test, the specific cost varies from region to region, it is recommended to refer to the local medical institutions.
The National Health Insurance Bureau notice clearly requires public hospitals to waive the outpatient fee for the simple detection of new coronary antigen. The national health insurance policy for the new crown antigen test fee standardization.
Antigen detection is and nucleic acid test auxiliary method, the results can be out within 15 minutes, can be self-operated, no need for professional personnel, with the advantages of convenient testing, short time, low cost.
Compared with nucleic acid test, antigen test is a little less sensitive, suitable for home self-testing. Nucleic acid test is the gold standard for new crown diagnosis.