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Test to Determine If You’ve Had COVID-19 (Blood/Antibody Test)
Find Out If You’ve Had COVID-19 Through an Antibody Test
LabCorp Offers Two Convenient Ways to Get Tested
Go Through LabCorp.com to Request a Test
Go to Your Doctor and Ask How You Can Get an Antibody Test at No Charge
Beginning on August 11, 2020, and for the next 3 months, LabCorp offers a high affinity antibody test through your doctor at no charge if you are receiving another blood test as part of an exam or treatment. If you don’t have a visit scheduled with your doctor, the LabCorp.com option (see information above) may be right for you.
Learn About the Test
- COVID-19 IgG antibody testing, also known as serology testing, checks for a type of antibody called immunoglobulin G (IgG).
- If you have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19, your body typically produces IgG antibodies as part of the immune response to the virus.
- It can take at least two weeks after exposure to develop antibodies.
- This type of COVID-19 test is for individuals who think they may have had COVID-19 and do not currently have symptoms.
- You can get the IgG test through your doctor or healthcare provider.
- You have the option to request the IgG test through LabCorp.com. While the test itself has no upfront costs, there is a $10 non-refundable service fee for the physician order through PWNHealth. The $10 service fee is not submitted to insurance for reimbursement. LabCorp will bill the cost of the COVID-19 antibody test directly to your health plan if you are insured, or if you are uninsured, LabCorp will bill the appropriate government program.
- To receive your test results, you will need to sign in or create a LabCorp Patient™ account.
- This test is not an at-home test.
- This test does not tell you if you have an active COVID-19 infection.
Go to Your Doctor and Ask How You Can Get an Antibody Test
This test can be ordered through your doctor, either in-person or via telehealth; through a telemedicine program if offered by your health plan or employer, or through some employee wellness plans.
Once the test order is placed, your antibody blood sample can be collected in the physician's office or at one of nearly 2,000 convenient LabCorp patient service centers, including LabCorp at Walgreens.
LabCorp Supports COVID-19 Blood Plasma Donation
We are proud to be part of The Fight Is In Us coalition to increase donations of blood plasma with COVID-19 antibodies. Blood plasma is being evaluated as a possible treatment for patients with an active COVID-19 infection. Public health authorities have asked for help with expanding the population of potential plasma donors.
The Fight Is In US
LabCorp Offers Two Convenient Ways to Get Tested
Go Through LabCorp.com to Request a Test
Request through LabCorp.com using an independent physician service, PWNHealth. If the test is right for you, your antibody blood test is collected at nearly 2,000 convenient LabCorp patient service centers, including LabCorp at Walgreens.
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How does this work?
Request through LabCorp.com using an independent physician service, PWNHealth. If the test is right for you, your antibody blood test is collected at nearly 2,000 convenient LabCorp patient service centers, including LabCorp at Walgreens.
Go to Your Doctor and Ask How You Can Get an Antibody Test
This test can be ordered through your doctor, either in-person or via telehealth; through a telemedicine program if offered by your health plan or employer, or through some employee wellness plans.
Once the test order is placed, your antibody blood sample can be collected in the physician's office or at one of nearly 2,000 convenient LabCorp patient service centers, including LabCorp at Walgreens.
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How does this work?
This test can be ordered through your doctor, either in-person or via telehealth; through a telemedicine program if offered by your health plan or employer, or through some employee wellness plans.
Once the test order is placed, your antibody blood sample can be collected in the physician's office or at one of nearly 2,000 convenient LabCorp patient service centers, including LabCorp at Walgreens.
Learn About the Test
- COVID-19 IgG antibody testing, also known as serology testing, checks for a type of antibody called immunoglobulin G (IgG).
- If you have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19, your body typically produces IgG antibodies as part of the immune response to the virus.
- It can take at least two weeks after exposure to develop antibodies.
- This type of COVID-19 test is for individuals who think they may have had COVID-19 and do not currently have symptoms.
- You can get the IgG test through your doctor or healthcare provider.
- You have the option to request the IgG test through LabCorp.com. While the test itself has no upfront costs, there is a $10 non-refundable service fee for the physician order through PWNHealth. The $10 service fee is not submitted to insurance for reimbursement. LabCorp will bill the cost of the COVID-19 antibody test directly to your health plan if you are insured, or if you are uninsured, LabCorp will bill the appropriate government program.
- To receive your test results, you will need to sign in or create a LabCorp Patient™ account.
- This test is not an at-home test.
- This test does not tell you if you have an active COVID-19 infection.
Test Results
If I get tested, what will the results tell me?
Your test results may help identify if you were exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19 and, if so, whether or not your body has developed antibodies. Although having antibodies usually gives immunity from further infection, there is not enough evidence at this time to suggest that people who have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are protected against future infections from the virus. Results from this test also will not provide information on whether you can spread the virus to others and is not used as a basis for diagnosis.
A variety of factors can impact the results from the antibody test, including the time the test was taken after experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, the absence of or time since exposure to the virus, or the lack of an adequate immune response, which can be due to conditions or treatments that suppress immune function.
Additionally, serology (antibody) tests may detect IgG antibodies from previous exposure to coronaviruses other than SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). This can cause a false positive result.
Your results will be provided to you through our secure online portal to view or print. Your results will be reported to public health authorities where required by law.
If you requested the LabCorp COVID-19 IgG antibody test through LabCorp and PWNHealth, please see information below from PWNHealth about test results.
Test Information
How Can I Get This Test?
This test can be ordered through your doctor, either in-person or via telehealth; through a telemedicine program if offered by your health plan or employer or through some employee wellness plans. The test can also be conveniently requested through LabCorp.com using an independent physician service, PWNHealth, to determine if the test is right for you.
Once the test order is placed, your antibody blood sample can be collected in the physician's office or at one of nearly 2,000 convenient LabCorp patient service centers, including LabCorp at Walgreens.
What should I expect when I take the test?
When you arrive at the LabCorp patient service center, a phlebotomist will take a blood sample. You do not need to do anything to prepare for the test.
For additional information about COVID-19 testing, visit the FDA website or CDC website.
How Much Does It Cost?
There are no upfront costs for the antibody test. You can get the test through (1) your doctor, (2) your healthcare provider, or (3) LabCorp.com. LabCorp.com offers a convenient option in which an independent physician will order your test and with whom you will have an opportunity to consult about your result.* The fee for this service is $10 and is collected on behalf of PWNHealth for physician oversight services. This fee is not submitted to insurance for reimbursement by LabCorp or PWNHealth and is not refundable. If the test is ordered through your doctor or healthcare provider, the $10 PWNHealth fee does not apply. Check with your doctor or healthcare provider for more information about being tested.
LabCorp will bill the cost of the COVID-19 antibody test directly to your health plan if you are insured, or if you are uninsured, LabCorp will bill the appropriate government program. The cost of the test is $42.13 and is based on rates established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In the event that your health plan, or applicable government program does not cover the cost of the test, you may receive an invoice from LabCorp for up to $42.13.
*A physician’s order from PWNHealth is placed after the individual completes a short health questionnaire to determine if the COVID-19 IgG antibody test is appropriate. An independent physician will determine whether to authorize your test request, if appropriate. After you receive your results, you will have an opportunity to have a consultation with an independent licensed physician or other licensed healthcare provider from PWNHealth, who can answer any questions you may have about your test results and help determine next steps. Results can also be accessed through the individual’s LabCorp Patient account.
Should I Get Tested?
This test may be right for you if you:
- Are not experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19; information about COVID-19 symptoms can be found on the CDC website.
- Have not experienced a fever in the past 24 hours.
- Have had or suspect you have had COVID-19, but have not experienced any new symptoms in the past 10 days (these symptoms include loss of smell or taste, difficulty breathing, feeling weak or lethargic, lightheadedness or dizziness, vomiting or diarrhea, slurred speech, and/or seizures).
This test is only available for persons 18 years of age or older.
Antibody tests may not be able to show if you have been exposed to COVID-19 because it can take at least two weeks after exposure to develop antibodies.
This test may NOT be right for you if you:
- Are feeling sick or have had a fever within the last 24 hours.
- Want to understand if you currently have COVID-19.
- Have been diagnosed with COVID-19 less than 10 days ago.
- Were directly exposed to the virus in the past 14 days.
- Have a condition that weakens your immune system.
Who is PWNHealth?
PWNHealth is an independent healthcare provider network that provides oversight services to you in connection with the laboratory testing that you have requested. PWNHealth and its services are independent from LabCorp.
After you receive your results, you will have an opportunity to have a consult with an independent licensed physician or other licensed healthcare provider from PWNHealth, who can answer any questions you may have about your test results and help determine next steps.
LabCorp is providing serology testing based on tests from various manufacturers. These tests have not been FDA cleared or approved. The tests have been authorized by the FDA under an emergency use authorization for use by authorized laboratories. These tests have been authorized only for the detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, and not for any other viruses or pathogens. These tests are 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.
Should I Get Tested?
This test may be right for you if you:
- Are not experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19; information about COVID-19 symptoms can be found on the CDC website.
- Have not experienced a fever in the past 24 hours.
- Have had or suspect you have had COVID-19, but have not experienced any new symptoms in the past 10 days (these symptoms include loss of smell or taste, difficulty breathing, feeling weak or lethargic, lightheadedness or dizziness, vomiting or diarrhea, slurred speech, and/or seizures).
This test is only available for persons 18 years of age or older.
Antibody tests may not be able to show if you have been exposed to COVID-19 because it can take at least two weeks after exposure to develop antibodies.
This test may NOT be right for you if you:
- Are feeling sick or have had a fever within the last 24 hours.
- Want to understand if you currently have COVID-19.
- Have been diagnosed with COVID-19 less than 10 days ago.
- Were directly exposed to the virus in the past 14 days.
- Have a condition that weakens your immune system.
Test Results
If I get tested, what will the results tell me?
Your test results may help identify if you were exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19 and, if so, whether or not your body has developed antibodies. Although having antibodies usually gives immunity from further infection, there is not enough evidence at this time to suggest that people who have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are protected against future infections from the virus. Results from this test also will not provide information on whether you can spread the virus to others and is not used as a basis for diagnosis.
A variety of factors can impact the results from the antibody test, including the time the test was taken after experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, the absence of or time since exposure to the virus, or the lack of an adequate immune response, which can be due to conditions or treatments that suppress immune function.
Additionally, serology (antibody) tests may detect IgG antibodies from previous exposure to coronaviruses other than SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). This can cause a false positive result.
Your results will be provided to you through our secure online portal to view or print. Your results will be reported to public health authorities where required by law.
If you requested the LabCorp COVID-19 IgG antibody test through LabCorp and PWNHealth, please see information below from PWNHealth about test results.
How Much Does It Cost?
There are no upfront costs for the antibody test. You can get the test through (1) your doctor, (2) your healthcare provider, or (3) LabCorp.com. LabCorp.com offers a convenient option in which an independent physician will order your test and with whom you will have an opportunity to consult about your result.* The fee for this service is $10 and is collected on behalf of PWNHealth for physician oversight services. This fee is not submitted to insurance for reimbursement by LabCorp or PWNHealth and is not refundable. If the test is ordered through your doctor or healthcare provider, the $10 PWNHealth fee does not apply. Check with your doctor or healthcare provider for more information about being tested.
LabCorp will bill the cost of the COVID-19 antibody test directly to your health plan if you are insured, or if you are uninsured, LabCorp will bill the appropriate government program. The cost of the test is $42.13 and is based on rates established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In the event that your health plan, or applicable government program does not cover the cost of the test, you may receive an invoice from LabCorp for up to $42.13.
*A physician’s order from PWNHealth is placed after the individual completes a short health questionnaire to determine if the COVID-19 IgG antibody test is appropriate. An independent physician will determine whether to authorize your test request, if appropriate. After you receive your results, you will have an opportunity to have a consultation with an independent licensed physician or other licensed healthcare provider from PWNHealth, who can answer any questions you may have about your test results and help determine next steps. Results can also be accessed through the individual’s LabCorp Patient account.
Who is PWNHealth?
PWNHealth is an independent healthcare provider network that provides oversight services to you in connection with the laboratory testing that you have requested. PWNHealth and its services are independent from LabCorp.
After you receive your results, you will have an opportunity to have a consult with an independent licensed physician or other licensed healthcare provider from PWNHealth, who can answer any questions you may have about your test results and help determine next steps.
LabCorp is providing serology testing based on tests from various manufacturers. These tests have not been FDA cleared or approved. The tests have been authorized by the FDA under an emergency use authorization for use by authorized laboratories. These tests have been authorized only for the detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, and not for any other viruses or pathogens. These tests are 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.
LabCorp Supports COVID-19 Blood Plasma Donation
We are proud to be part of The Fight Is In Us coalition to increase donations of blood plasma with COVID-19 antibodies. Blood plasma is being evaluated as a possible treatment for patients with an active COVID-19 infection. Public health authorities have asked for help with expanding the population of potential plasma donors.
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