COVID-19 Testing Newport Beach
GET TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS WITHIN MINUTES
Same Day PCR Covid Test Orange County
The Standard (PCR) viral test uses a nasal/throat swab to detect a current infection of COVID-19 in your body. This test may be required before certain surgeries, returning to work, discontinuing self-isolation, and even traveling to certain countries. The clinics will use what is currently the most common diagnostic procedure, known as polymerase chain-reaction testing, or PCR. The PCR process involves using a cotton swab to collect samples from the nose or throat, which are then examined for gene markers specific to the coronavirus. The PCR process looks for potentially active cases; it is not a blood test and does not check for the antibodies that indicate a person has had coronavirus and recovered. The Rapid (Antigen) viral test uses a nasal/throat swab to detect a current infection of COVID-19 in your body. Optimal testing time is a minimum of 3 days, day 5 being best day to test after known exposure.
NEWPORT CENTER URGENT CARE ARE OFFERING TWO TYPES OF TESTS AVAILABLE FOR COVID-19 SCREENING:
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
PCR IS THE MOLECULAR GOLD STANDARD FOR COVID-19 TESTING WITH 99.99% ACCURACY
Meets most travel restriction requirements
COST:
$250.00 for Same Day Test Result. Additionally, test and office visit billed to insurance. If you do not have insurance, the cash price is $350.00.
PROCESSING TIME:
• Tests performed by 12:30pm Monday to Friday: Expected Results called Same Day by 8:00pm. • Tests performed after 12:30pm Monday to Friday: Expected Results called Next Day by 8:00pm. • Test performed Saturday & Sunday by 11:30am: Expected Results called Same Day by 8:00pm. • Test performed Saturday & Sunday after 11:30am, Expected Results called Next Day by 8:00pm.
HOW CAN I BE TESTED?
Active Symptoms or Known Exposure – Telemedicine Appointments Only. Please call (949) 760-8300.
COVID-19 SWABS DONE IN YOUR CAR BY APPOINTMENT.
NO ACTIVE SYMPTOMS
Walk In for testing and no appointment needed. COVID-19 SWABS DONE IN YOUR CAR. NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED.
RAPID ANTIGEN (NASAL SWAB)
FACTS ABOUT THE RAPID ANTIGEN SWAB TEST:
• Sofia 2 SARS Antigen FIA — from Quidel • Emergency use authorization (EUA) from the FDA • Tests for Active Antigens from SARS-CoV-2
COST:
Test not billed to insurance – Cost $150.00 per test + plus office visit (billed to insurance). No insurance total cost $225.00.
PROCESSING TIME:
Rapid swabs are same day results. You will receive a call the same day you are tested.
HOW CAN I BE TESTED?
Active Symptoms or Known Exposure – Telemedicine Appointments Only. Please call (949) 760-8300.
COVID-19 SWABS DONE IN YOUR CAR BY APPOINTMENT.
NO ACTIVE SYMPTOMS
Walk In for testing and no appointment needed. COVID-19 SWABS DONE IN YOUR CAR. NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED.
ANTIBODY TESTING
IgG/IgM RAPID ANTIBODY TEST
CHECK YOUR BLOOD FOR ANTIBODIES THAT WOULD SHOW IF YOU HAVE HAD A PREVIOUS INFECTION.
COVID-19 (coronavirus) antibody testing is a qualitative detection of antibodies to SARS CoV-2, to help identify individuals who have been exposed to the virus. The Antibody test is recommended for individuals at least 14 days after the onset of symptoms, or if you have been exposed to someone with confirmed COVID-19.
COST:
Test not billed to insurance – Cost $100.00 per test + plus office visit (billed to insurance). No insurance total cost $175.00.
PROCESSING TIME:
The IgG/IgM Rapid Antibody Test is same day results. You will receive a call the same day you are tested.
HOW CAN I BE TESTED?
No Active Symptoms – Walk In for testing and no appointment needed. ANTIBODY TESTING DONE IN YOUR CAR. NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED.
AT OUR OFFICE, YOU WILL FIND THESE CONSISTENT SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE:
- Phone screening prior to appointments
- Regular deep cleaning of office
- Our staff wears personal protective equipment
- Screeners are at office entrances
- All patients and caregivers are asked to wear a mask upon arrival at our office
- Patients are preregistered during the screening process and are typically asked to wait in their car
- Social distance waiting areas
COVID-19 NASAL SWAB TESTING STEPS
If you’re experiencing symptoms or think you need to be tested for COVID-19 please follow these steps.
IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS
STEP 1
Make a Telemedicine/Virtual Visit with a Newport Center Provider.
Please call: 949.760.8300
If the Newport Center Provider prescribes you to be tested for COVID-19 they will set you up with a car-side swab appointment at the Newport Center Urgent Care.
STEP 2
Arrive at your scheduled appointment time and pull into the designated parking in front of building.
STEP 3
A Newport Center Provider fully dressed in PPE will approach your car to perform the test.
STEP 4
Rapid COVID-19 swab results will be called to you same day. Laboratory swab results will be relayed by phone upon receipt of results from the lab.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS
STEP 1
Proceed to the office and outside registration. Complete your online paperwork in your car after outside registration. Upon completion await nose swab in your car.
STEP 2
A Newport Center Provider fully dressed in PPE will approach your car to perform the test.
STEP 3
Rapid COVID-19 swab results will be called to you same day. Laboratory swab results will be relayed by phone upon receipt of results from the lab.