COVID-19 Testing Information

Where to get tested?

Get Free COVID-19 Home Tests: You can search for locations offering free COVID-19 home tests. 

Want to buy tests with insurance? You may be able to buy rapid tests from a local or online pharmacy using insurance (including Medicaid) or get reimbursed.

Feeling sick and need to test quickly? Get tested and treated at a one-stop Test to Treat site

Don't have insurance or need an on-site test? Here are locations in North Carolina that may offer PCR or rapid tests at low- or no-cost.

Testing Information

How to Test at Home: Step-by-step guide, with photos and videos. 

Check Test Expiration Date: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended the shelf-life of some tests. Check when your test expires. 

Frequently Asked Questions about Testing

You have been tested. Now what?

If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, were tested because you were exposed to someone with COVID-19, or you suspect you may have been exposed to COVID-19, you should stay home and, as much as possible, avoid others in your household.

In addition, if you were tested because you have COVID-19 symptoms, everyone in your household should stay at home as much as possible until your results are known.

If you were tested for COVID-19 but have no symptoms and no known or suspected exposure to someone with COVID19 (for example, as part of a workplace screening program), you do not need to stay home while waiting for your results unless you are told to do so by your employer or by a public health official.

NCDHHS has additional steps to follow after testing here.