there are those who take advantage of it. And the Region suspends an authorized structure

Quick swabs in private laboratories, in some cases, would cost more than the 22 euros agreed with the Lazio Region. In fact, in Rome and its province, someone seems to want to take advantage of the controlled price agreed upon after the agreement reached by the Region with Aiop, Federlazio, Anisap and Unindustria.

An agreement that Lazio’s Health Minister Alessio Amato commented on September 28 as follows: “It is an important agreement that will allow us to expand testing activities at a controlled pace and with maximum transparency.”

These tests, however, in some cases would cost more than the established 22 euros and, therefore, would not be as “transparent”. At least in costs.

“I paid 50 euros“A citizen in Rome denounced today showing the receipt of the payment of a laboratory of the II municipality. For the twenty-two euros of the test, in fact, the private laboratory that the man went to also charged ten euros for the sanitation after each examination , and 18 for the sampling of the SARS swab carried out by specialized personnel (a kind of service).

“I booked the tampon on Monday the 19th. They told me it was 22 euros. Today I arrived and they asked me for 50 euros. Unfortunately, I need the tampon for work reasons and I had to give up. This speculative (and fraudulent) attitude is shameful and should be reported. I have heard of workshops that ask for 90 euros“said the citizen Rome today.

The list of laboratories with tests at 22 euros

Meanwhile, on October 27, the Lazio Region COVID-19 Crisis Unit launched the “revocation procedure of the Clinical Analysis Clinic – Luisa in via Padova” and the “Consequent exclusion from the list of laboratories that have agreed to apply the maximum price for the execution of rapid antigenic tests according to the agreement signed with the commercial associations“.

“Anyone who does not respect the controlled rate will be excluded from the list of authorized facilities”Explained the Crisis Unit, according to various testimonies, however, there are also other laboratories that ask for more than the 22 euros agreed.