GET RT-PCR TEST FOR 4000 PESOS AND BELOW
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Are you looking to get RT-PCR Test for 4000 pesos and below? RT-PCR or Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction Test is considered as the gold standard in detecting corona virus infection. Hence, it remains to be one of the requirements to enter premiere tourist destinations in the country like Boracay and Siargao.
Click here for the list of requirements to enter Boracay.
Click here for the list of requirements to enter Siargao.
To curb COVID-19, the local government units have set minimum health and safety standards in compliance with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) directives. One of the requirements is a negative RT-PCR test result taken 48 to 72 hours from extraction.
There are 114 laboratories licensed to conduct RT-PCR tests in the country. These are composed of government-run and private facilities. Click here for the list of other testing sites in the country.
The cost of RT-PCR test varies. I have heard stories from friends that it can go as high as P 10,000. The exorbitant cost certainly is a big turn-off for people to travel to COVID-free destinations such as Boracay.
I have rounded up below some of the diagnostic laboratories certified by the Department of Health (DOH) that offer RT-PCR test for P 4000 and below.
Where to get RT-PCR test for 4000 pesos and below
1. Safeguard DNA Diagnostic Lab
Safeguard Diagnostic Lab has a Holiday Promo. They offer drive-thru, onsite and home services.
Drive- thru and On-site Rates (No Minimum)
| RT-PCR Test | Cost per patient | No. of days released |
| Regular Economy | P 3000 | 4 working days – no definite time Sundays not included |
| Silver STAT | P 3800 | 48 hours guaranteed |
| Gold STAT | P 6300 | 24 hours guaranteed |
Home Service, Hotel Service & Office Service (Minimum of 3 patients)
| RT-PCR Test | Cost per patient | No. of days released |
| Regular Economy | P 3200 | 4 working days – no definite time Sundays not included |
| Silver STAT | P 4200 | 48 hours guaranteed |
| Gold STAT | P 6300 | 24 hours guaranteed |
Book your appointment. For inquiries, please call or text:
09298284063 Monday to Saturday – 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
09993180728 Monday to Friday – 10:00A.M. to 05:00P.M.
2. Philippine Airport Diagnostic Laboratory
The Philippine Airport Diagnostic Laboratory is located at the CBL Area, Domestic Road, Pasay City. They also offer drive-thru, onsite and home services.
Drive- thru and On-site Rates (No Minimum)
| RT-PCR Test | Cost per patient | No. of days released |
| Stat RT-PCR (24H) | P 3300 | within 24 hours from testing |
| Express RT-PCR (12H) | P 6000 | within 12 hours from testing |
Home Service (Minimum of 3 patients)
| RT-PCR Test | Cost per patient | No. of days released |
| Stat RT-PCR (24H) | P 4000 | within 24 hours from testing |
| Express RT-PCR (12H) | P 7000 | within 12 hours from testing |
To set your appointment, click here or call their customer service hotline nos.: (02) 8251-5868, 0996-791-7788 or 0966-438-5045. They are open for walk-in and drive-thru swabbing, Mondays to Sundays from 8 AM to 6 PM. Their laboratories are operational 24/7.
3. Philippine Red Cross
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) likewise offers RT-PCR tests for 4000 pesos with guaranteed release of results in 24 to 48 hours.
On November 17, Senator Richard Gordon, chair of the PRC, announced during the Senate plenary hearing that PRC will be reducing the testing price to P 3300 and eventually to P 3200 to make it more affordable.
To book an appointment, call their hotline 1158 or download the RC143 app and connect via Viber chat.
So, if you need to get RT-PCR Test for 4000 pesos and below, try any of the three testing sites mentioned above. These sites can guarantee release of RT-PCR Test results within 48 to 72 hours.
Below are the RT-PCR testing Sites with prices ranging from 1750-2000. However, I am not sure if they can guarantee the release of results within 48 to 72 hours:
- Philippine Children Medical Center
- Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital
- Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital
- Perpetual Medical Center-Las Piñas
- National Kidney and Transplant Institute
- Lung Center of the Philippines
- Western Visayas Medical Center-Iloilo
- Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center-Cebu City
- University of Cebu Medical Center-Center
- Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center-Tacloban, Leyte
- Baguio General Hospital
- Zamboanga City Medical Center
- St. Paul’s Hospital-Tacloban, Leyte
- Teresita Jalandoni Provincial General Hospital-Negros Occidental
- Cebu Molecular Laboratory
Source: Inquirer
