India, Oct. 31 -- Cancer patients undergoing PET-CT scans at government hospitals and facilities run under the public-private partnership (PPP) model in Maharashtra will now pay a fixed rate of Rs.10,250. The state government has also standardised charges for contrast agents used in CT and MRI scans to prevent hospitals from charging different amounts for the same investigation.

The order, issued by the state medical education department, fixes the PET-CT scan rate at Rs.10,250, inclusive of the radiotracer FDG (Fluorodeoxyglucose) and contrast, wherever required. The rate has been arrived at by offering a 50% concession on the Rs.20,500 package prescribed under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) and Ayushman Bharat Pr...