India, June 29 -- The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has launched a probe against the Pentagon hospital, Wakad, for allegedly charging more than the specified limit of Rs.600 fixed for dengue tests, said officials.

The Maharashtra government, through a resolution issued in September 2016, barred hospitals and laboratories from using rapid diagnostic kit tests for dengue patients. The state capped the cost of Dengue Elisa NS1 antigen and Dengue MAC-Elisa antibody tests in private hospitals and diagnostic laboratories at Rs.600.

According to the patient's complaint filed on Thursday, the hospital charged Rs.2,200 for the Dengue Elisa test, more than three times than mandated by the government. The Pune Municipal Corporation...