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PCR and antigens ... country by country, how much do Covid-19 tests cost in Europe

2021-07-01T18:47:33.709Z


From a few dozen to sometimes more than 100 or even 200 euros, the prices of PCR and antigen tests can vary greatly depending on the country.


Completed the free tests in France for foreign tourists!

Government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced on Wednesday the end of free tests for foreigners coming to visit France from July 7.

They will now have to pay their sample, "up to 49 euros for PCRs and 29 euros for antigens".

Other European countries did not wait for this announcement to charge tourists.

Overview of prices in the European Union.

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In

Germany

, the price of PCR tests varies by region and by "service".

Centogene and Ecocare, which have several centers in the country and at airports, offer PCR tests from 69 euros and antigen tests from 29. Coronatest, in other cities in Germany, offer PCR tests from 50 euros up to 120 euros, for a quick result.

The antigen is charged 25 euros.

In

Austria

, the price of the PCR test can go from single to double, count 75 euros for a classic PCR test and 150 euros for a rapid test.

The price of the antigen test is around 30 euros.

The

Belgium

preferred to cap the price of tests to avoid abuses.

Since July 1, the price of a laboratory PCR test cannot exceed 55 euros and 120 euros for an antigen test.

In

Bulgaria

, the price of the PCR test that can be performed at Sofia airport by the Genicalab laboratory is 66 euros and 38 euros for an antigen test.

Cyprus

has relatively low prices, 28 euros for a PCR test and 25 euros for an antigen test carried out in one of the centers of the nipdlab laboratories.

In

Croatia

, testing centers charge on average between 53 and 113 euros for a PCR test.

For the antigenic tests count around thirty euros.

In

Denmark

PCR tests are free for nationals.

For others the prices are in the high range but the results are quick.

At Copenhagen airport, for example, a PCR test in the private Falck laboratory will cost you 140 euros compared to 33 euros for an antigen test.

In

Spain

, prices are among the highest in Europe.

Performed in a private laboratory and without a prescription, the price of the PCR test varies between 75 and 150 euros.

Count between 30 and 45 euros for an antigen test.

Appointments can be made quickly on the national Doctolib, www.saludsavia.com.

In

Estonia,

the tests are also free for citizens but chargeable for tourists.

They are performed in health centers or private laboratories like Synlab and are listed by the government.

Count between 58 and 75 euros for a PCR test and 49 euros for an antigen test.

The

Finland

shows the highest prices in Europe.

For tourists the price of a PCR test can amount to 249 euros!

While the price of the antigen test is ... around 165 euros!

The

Greece

, she has chosen to regulate the price of the tests performed in clinics and private hospitals.

An amount set by the government at 60 euros for a PCR test and 20 euros for an antigen test.

In

Hungary

, the PCR test costs between forty and 55.50 euros, which is the maximum price set by the authorities.

In Budapest, Margitlab, which boasts on its website to be among the cheapest laboratories, offers the PCR test at 40 euros.

The antigen test is billed for less than twenty euros.

In

Ireland

, the French Embassy mentions prices, depending on the laboratories, of the order of 69 to 185 euros.

We find, in most cases, the antigen test at 45 euros.

In

Italy

, the prices of the PCR test vary from 50 to 100 euros.

The antigen test can be carried out for around twenty euros.

In

Latvia

, some laboratories offer the PCR test for less than 40 euros!

It is thus one of the cheapest countries in Europe.

The E. Gulbja Laboratorija laboratories thus offer it at 37 euros, those of Iaboratorija at 35 euros.

Antigenic tests are cheaper, from 15 euros to around 20 euros.

In

Lithuania

, you can find the PCR test from 75 euros and up to 140 euros in some laboratories, under certain conditions.

The price of the antigen test varies from 25 euros to around 40 years old.

In

Luxembourg

, the price of the PCR test is the same everywhere: 59.95 euros.

It can however be found more expensive, up to 200 euros (!), To speed up the results.

The price of the antigen test is set at 36 euros.

In

Malta

, where PCR tests were offered to tourists until the beginning of June, it is now available for more than a hundred euros, up to 130 euros depending on the laboratories.

The antigen test is possible for less than forty euros.

In

the Netherlands

, there is the possibility of doing a PCR test for 80 euros and up to 189 euros, for those who need a result very quickly.

The antigen test is less than fifty euros.

In

Poland

, PCR tests are available from 70-75 euros and can go up to over 100 euros.

Some laboratories raise prices according to the language in which the results are given.

The antigen test is charged around twenty euros.

In

Portugal

, the Red Cross, which has several test centers in the country, offers a PCR test at 60 euros, while other laboratories offer up to 100 euros.

The antigen test can be done for less than 20 euros.

In the

Czech Republic

, residents are entitled to two free Covid-19 tests per month, but tourists are not!

Prices vary according to laboratories and locations, from 32 euros at Aeskuslab, a company that has laboratories all over the country, to almost 200 euros in other laboratories, promising super fast results.

The antigen test is charged less than ten euros.

In

Romania

, Okmedical laboratories charge 40 euros for the nasopharyngeal PCR test, 91 euros for the PCR test with a saliva sample.

The antigen test is billed at 21 euros.

At Complet Medical, which also has several laboratories in the country, the PCR test costs 50 euros and the antigen test costs 20 euros.

In

Slovakia

, the Medirex laboratory offers the PCR test at 60 euros.

Rychlotest, a Slovak company that was created around tests for Covid-19, offers PCR tests all over the country between 36.9 and 59.9 euros.

The antigen test is available for a few tens of euros.

In

Slovenia

, according to the French Embassy, ​​a PCR test costs between 68 and 105 euros.

For an antigen test, the price varies between 20 and 25 euros.

In

Sweden

, according to the Pcrprisen.se site, which lists clinics and laboratories that offer tests, prices for a PCR test range from 97 to 245 euros.

For antigenic tests, it takes 29 to 147 (!) Euros.

Prices were recorded on July 1, 2021 and may have changed since.

The census is not exhaustive.

Source: leparis

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