Genomic testing gets affordable, drives expansion beyond metro cities

Once niche and costly, genomic testing is becoming affordable across India as prices fall 30-40 per cent, with hospitals and diagnostic chains expanding into Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities

Genomic testing, once considered an expensive and niche service, is rapidly becoming more affordable and accessible across India, with prices of routine tests falling by 30 to 40 per cent in the past few years.

 

Prices of routine tests such as BRCA1/2 for cancer risk assessment and non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) now range between ₹5,000 and ₹20,000, respectively. Even advanced procedures, such as whole exome sequencing, earlier priced at around ₹25,000, are increasingly within reach at ₹18,000, while the cost of whole genome sequencing currently about ₹60,000 is expected to fall below ₹20,000 in the next three years.

 

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