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Rapid Test for Malaria (Card Test)/QBC Malaria Test Cost in India (2026)

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Official CGHS rate
₹68 – ₹100

For rapid test for malaria (card Test)/QBC malaria test, under the CGHS rate list effective 13 October 2025. Tier I city at an NABH lab: ₹100.

≈ $1.05 in Tier I
₹68
Lowest: Tier III, non-NABH
−32%
Max saving by city and hospital
#28 of 335
in Laboratory Tests (cheapest first)
LB026
CGHS code

Official CGHS name: Rapid Test for Malaria (Card Test)/QBC Malaria Test.

Save ₹32

The same rapid test for malaria 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 90%

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

$1.05

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₹100
CGHS package₹100
In US dollars$1.05
By city and hospital

Rapid Test for Malaria: CGHS rate in every city tier

Tier I city₹100
Tier II city₹90
Tier III city₹80
Rapid Test for Malaria: CGHS rate by city tier, NABH-accredited hospitals (INR)
Rapid Test for Malaria CGHS rates
City tierNABH hospitalNon-NABH hospitalNABH in USD
Tier I₹100₹85$1.05
Tier II₹90₹77$0.95
Tier III₹80₹68$0.84

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

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Where rapid test for malaria sits among Laboratory Tests rates

Cheapest: ₹40Most expensive: ₹17,000

Position 28 of 335 by Tier I NABH rate. One of the more affordable items in this specialty.

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How much does rapid test for malaria (card Test)/QBC malaria test cost in India?
Under the CGHS rate list, rapid test for malaria costs between ₹68 and ₹100, depending on the city tier and whether the hospital is NABH-accredited. In a Tier I city at an NABH hospital it is ₹100.
Is it cheaper outside big cities?
Yes. The CGHS rate is ₹90 in a Tier II city and ₹80 in a Tier III city at an NABH lab.
What is the official name and code?
CGHS code LB026: Rapid Test for Malaria (Card Test)/QBC Malaria Test.
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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