While COVID-19 is no longer at pandemic levels, it is still a major health concern and cases are expected to rise during the fall and winter. Plus, it can be easy to mix up COVID-19 symptoms with other seasonal respiratory illnesses like the flu or an RSV sinus infection.
Quest can help you cut through any confusion, zero in on an accurate diagnosis, and help you get started on the path to feeling better with these test options:
The quickest way to get your test results is having them sent to you automatically through your secure MyQuest® online portal. If you don’t already have a MyQuest account, signing up is free and easy.
Through insurance: Most health plans cover COVID-19 testing, as well as flu and RSV testing. Check with your insurance provider for coverage details.
Purchase yourself: Many COVID-19, flu, and RSV test options are also available to purchase yourself at QuestHealth.com.
If you are uninsured, you may qualify for $0 out-of-pocket testing options at select Quest Diagnostics locations.
COVID-19 (formally known as 2019-nCoV) is the name for the respiratory syndrome caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Though the COVID-19 pandemic was declared over in May 2023, it remains a serious health concern. According to the World Health Organization, confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to occur around the world.
COVID-19 cases are expected to peak between late fall and early winter, which is typical for a respiratory virus like COVID-19 or the flu.
Yes, walk-ins are welcome at Quest, including for COVID-19 testing. However, patients with scheduled appointments take priority over walk-ins.
Yes. Making an appointment at a Quest location is the best way to reduce your wait time.
Having an order from your own doctor is one way to get COVID-19 testing at Quest.
You can also purchase a test from our online store, which is ordered by physicians at PNWHealth, an independent healthcare provider network that coordinates care with Quest.
Yes. It is common and generally safe to get other routine tests or vaccinations at the same time you get the COVID-19 vaccine.
If paying through your insurance, most health plans cover COVID-19 testing, as well as flu and RSV testing. Though you should check with your insurance provider for coverage details.
If purchasing a test for yourself through questhealth.com, the cost is about $70 for a rapid antigen test or about $129 for an active infection test.
There is also a no-cost COVID-19 test option for those without insurance.
Most health plan benefits cover COVID-19 testing. Though you should check with your insurance provider for coverage details.
Yes, health savings accounts (HSA) and flexible spending accounts (FSA) allow health plan members to pay for COVID-19 testing, including the at-home collection service, out of their individual accounts.
Masks are not required at Quest locations. However, if you are coughing, sneezing, or have a sore throat, it is recommended that you wear a mask to protect yourself and others.
Quest has strong safety procedures in place at all times to protect patients and employees from coming into contact with any infectious diseases. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we have added more precautions that make it easier to access the testing you need from Quest.
These measures are still in place today and include:
a Rapid antigen tests are less accurate than molecular tests, so your doctor may recommend a molecular test when your antigen test result does not make sense with your symptoms and exposure history. For example, when the antigen test says you are infected, but you do not have symptoms (and have not been exposed recently). Another example is when your antigen test says you are not infected, but you have symptoms. Rapid antigen tests have their best accuracy within 7 days of symptoms starting. Accuracy and the clinical significance of results beyond the 7 days is not known.
b Positive results with the antibody test may occur after COVID-19 vaccination, but the clinical significance is not yet known. How long antibodies remain detectable after infection or vaccination and how long protection, if any, may last is not yet known. The results of this test should not be interpreted as an indication of degree of immunity or protection.
This test has been authorized by the FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). This means that while Quest Diagnostics has validated the test and has the data to believe the test and the collection kit are accurate, this test has not been FDA cleared or approved; this test has been authorized by FDA under an EUA for use by authorized laboratories; this test has been authorized only for the detection of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, not for any other viruses or pathogens; and, this test is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of COVID-19 under Section 564(B)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360BBB-3(B)(1), unless the authorization is terminated or revoked sooner. Additional studies need to be conducted for this test and others like it to be FDA cleared or approved.
If you have an order for COVID-19 testing through your doctor, schedule your appointment at a Quest location near you.
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