Ficci fixes rates for Covid-19 treatment in associated private hospitals

The Covid-19 response taskforce of the Ficci and leading private hospitals associated with it have developed an accounting methodology to bring in standardisation of cost of Covid-19 treatment.
 

Beds reserved for government-referred patients in isolation wards will be charged Rs 13,600, in ICU without ventilator Rs 27,088 and in ICU with ventilator will be charged Rs 36,853 per patient, Ficci said.
 

For treatment by private hospitals, rates in isolation wards will be Rs 17,000, in ICU without ventilator Rs 34,000 and in ICU with ventilator will be charged Rs 45,000 per patient, it said.
 

The industry body said for patients