The price of blood has been hiked effective 1 December 2019. A notice issued by PSMI Laboratory, West End Hospital reveals the new prices as follows:
REVISED BLOOD BANK CHARGES IN ZWL $ EFFECTIVE AS OF 1 DECEMBER 2019
Group and Screen – $270.00
Packed Cell per unit – $2 160.00
FFPs per unit – $1 620.00
Platelets per unit – $1 620
Coombs test – $540.00
Cross match labour – $180.00
Note:
- Group and Screen is charged once regardless of number of packs
- Cross-match labour is multiplied times the number of packs supplied
- Prices are subject to change
TOTAL FOR CROSS-MATCH OF PACKED CELLS
1 UNIT – $2 610.00
2 UNITS -$4 950.00
3 UNITS – $7 290.00
4 UNITS – $9 630.00
5 UNITS – $11 970.00
6 UNITS – $14 310.00
