How many COVID-19 tests can I get reimbursed for?
Health plans must cover 8 individual at-home over-the-counter COVID-19 tests per person enrolled in the plan per month. That means a family of four can get 32 tests per month for free.
How long after COVID-19 symptoms should you get tested?
How much does a COVID-19 test cost?
The cost for testing should be covered by most insurance plans or through government-sponsored programs.
For private pay patients, please contact your health care provider for cost to administer a COVID-19 test.
Should I repeat the at-home COVID-19 test if it is negative?
Some self-tests are designed to be used in a series (also known as serial testing). Consider repeating the test 24 to 48 hours later. Multiple negative tests increases the confidence that you are not infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.
How long are you contagious after being sick with COVID-19?
Most people with COVID-19 are no longer contagious 5 days after they first have symptoms and have been fever-free for at least three days.
How long do I need to stay in isolation if I have symptoms of COVID-19 but my symptoms are better?
If you continue to have fever or your other symptoms have not improved after 5 days of isolation, you should wait to end your isolation until you are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and your other symptoms have improved.
Will I have to pay for my COVID-19 test up front?
The Biden-Harris Administration is strongly incentivizing health plans and insurers to set up a network of convenient locations across the country such as pharmacies or retailers where people with private health coverage will be able to order online or walk in and pick up at-home over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for free, rather than going through the process of having to submit claims for reimbursement. Consumers can find out from their plan or insurer if it provides direct coverage of over-the-counter COVID-19 tests through such a program or whether they will need to submit a claim for reimbursement. If you are charged for your test after January 15, keep your receipt and submit a claim to your insurance company for reimbursement.
Does CVS offer COVID-19 testing?
CVS provides laboratory-based nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) and rapid point-of-care (POC) testing at no cost to consumers at over 700 locations in 44 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. Locations include community testing sites and some CVS pharmacies.
Where can I get tested for coronavirus disease in Kentucky?
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, University of Kentucky, UK HealthCare and Wild Health have come together to open a test site available to the public. Testing is available by appointment and is free to the patient. Appointments can be made by visiting lexington.wildhealth.com.
What does it mean if I test negative for COVID-19?
A negative test result means that the virus that causes COVID-19 was not found in your sample. However, it is possible for this test to give a negative result that is incorrect (false negative) in some people with COVID- 19. You might test negative if the sample was collected early during your infection.
You could also be exposed to COVID-19 after your sample was collected and then have become infected. In particular, people infected with COVID-19 but who have no symptoms may not shed enough virus to trigger a positive test. This means that you could possibly still have COVID-19 even though the test result is negative.
Can you get a false negative COVID-19 diagnostic test?
What does my negative COVID-19 test result mean?