marco@ozdaltx.UUCP (Steve Giammarco) (02/27/91)
There has been some discussion about ELISA tests for HIV-antibody
costing $30.
FYI: The actual cost of the test in laboratories designed to batch
said tests together ranges from $2.67 to $6.00 each. This is the cost
of the test kit. Add in overhead and the cost of drawing the sample
and we're probably at $10.00 each draw (no counseling involved).
A negative ELISA stops at one test kit used. Labs charge $30 to spread
the extra cost of retesting HIV+ samples onto the whole test group to
encourage flat fee pricing.
DEPENDING ON LOCALE, a blood donation is probably tested just once.
HIV+ = Scrap the unit and contact the donor. HIV- = Use the unit.
Screening samples is nowhere near $30 each. It is lower than $10
most likely.
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