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Liver Function Test (LFT) Cost in India (2026)

Compiled by the TrustClinix data team · Medical review pending2 official sourcesPrices last checked 25 October 2026How we get our data
Official CGHS rate
₹340 – ₹500

For liver function test (LFT), under the CGHS rate list effective 13 October 2025. Tier I city at an NABH lab: ₹500.

≈ $5.27 in Tier I
₹340
Lowest: Tier III, non-NABH
−32%
Max saving by city and hospital
#131 of 335
in Laboratory Tests (cheapest first)
LB124
CGHS code

Official CGHS name: Liver Function Test (LFT)

Save ₹160

The same liver function test (LFT) costs 32% less at a non-NABH centre in a Tier III city than at an NABH centre in a Tier I city.

Cheaper than 60%

of the other 334 rates in Laboratory Tests. The most expensive is Autoimmune Encephalitis Panel at ₹17,000.

$5.27

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₹500
CGHS package₹500
In US dollars$5.27
By city and hospital

Liver Function Test (LFT): CGHS rate in every city tier

Tier I city₹500
Tier II city₹450
Tier III city₹400
Liver Function Test (LFT): CGHS rate by city tier, NABH-accredited hospitals (INR)
Liver Function Test (LFT) CGHS rates
City tierNABH hospitalNon-NABH hospitalNABH in USD
Tier I₹500₹425$5.27
Tier II₹450₹383$4.74
Tier III₹400₹340$4.21

CGHS rate list effective 13 October 2025. USD at ECB rate of 23 October 2026.

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Where liver function test (LFT) sits among Laboratory Tests rates

Cheapest: ₹40Most expensive: ₹17,000

Position 131 of 335 by Tier I NABH rate. Around the middle of this specialty.

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How much does liver function test (LFT) cost in India?
Under the CGHS rate list, liver function test (LFT) costs between ₹340 and ₹500, depending on the city tier and whether the hospital is NABH-accredited. In a Tier I city at an NABH hospital it is ₹500.
Is it cheaper outside big cities?
Yes. The CGHS rate is ₹450 in a Tier II city and ₹400 in a Tier III city at an NABH lab.
What is the official name and code?
CGHS code LB124: Liver Function Test (LFT).
Evidence

Sources

  1. Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. CGHS Rate List (revised rates, CGHS O.M. F.No.5-16/CGHS(HQ)/HEC/2024 dated 03.10.2025, effective 13.10.2025). cghs.mohfw.gov.in/AHIMSG5/hissso/cghsRateListLogin. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
  2. European Central Bank. Euro foreign exchange reference rates (2026-10-23). www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml. Retrieved 25 October 2026.

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