No, anyone can be tested. Please Check-in online to reserve a time for you to be tested.

Most of the major insurance companies have STOPPED waiving copays, coinsurance, and deductibles as they did in 2020. Your cost for getting a COVID-19 test at CityDoc is based on the urgent care benefits you have with your insurance plan. We will collect urgent care copays, coinsurance, and urgent care deductibles at the time of service. Urgent care benefits depend on your specific insurance plan. We will call your insurance company to verify the amounts you are responsible for paying at the time of service.

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$135 Office Visit + $100 Outside Lab + $20 Collection + extra services. $255+ Total.

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No, although we have an Online Check-In service where you can reserve an approx time. We are requiring all patients wanting to be tested to please Check-in online and reserve a time for you to be tested. Your time is an estimated place in line and not an exact appointment time.

No, doing a Video Visit does not help in getting a test. Please Check-in online and reserve a time for you to be tested.

Sometimes. We are requiring all patients wanting to be tested to please Check-in online and reserve a time for you to be tested. Your time is an estimated place in line and not an exact appointment time.

Yes, a Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, or Physicians Assistant will evaluate you when you are tested. If you are exhibiting COVID symptoms, the nurse may swab you, as part of our standing orders, before the Provider sees you.

Molecular tests (also known as PCR tests) detect genetic material from the virus. Antigen tests detect proteins from the virus and provide results in as little as 15 minutes. Antigen tests are very specific for the virus but are not as sensitive as molecular tests.

Positives:
If you have a positive test result, it is very likely that you have COVID-19 because proteins from the virus that causes COVID-19 were found in your sample. Therefore, it is also likely that you may be placed in isolation to avoid spreading the virus to others. There is a very small chance that this test can give a positive result that is wrong (a false-positive result). Your provider will work with you to determine how best to care for you based on your test result(s) along with your medical history, and your symptoms.

Negatives:
A negative test result means that proteins from the virus that causes COVID-19 were not found in your sample. It is possible for this test to give a negative result that is incorrect (false negative) in some people with COVID19. This means that you could possibly still have COVID19 even though the test is negative. If your test result is negative, your healthcare provider will consider the test result together with all other aspects of your medical history (such as symptoms, possible exposures, and geographical location of places you have recently traveled) in deciding how to care for you. The amount of antigen in a sample may decrease the longer you have symptoms of infection. Specimens collected after you have had symptoms for more than seven days may be more likely to be negative compared to a molecular assay.

Yes, Dallas and Tarrant counties have issued an ordinance that requires all customers inside a business to wear a mask. Our employees are required to wear a mask.

The nasopharyngeal active virus swab test (rapid or outside lab) looks for a current virus infection. This is the most common test that is requested. If you are feeling sick, have a fever, cough, trouble breathing, or having general flu like symptoms, this is the test you want in order to see if you currently have the virus. The antibody blood serum test is for if you had symptoms consistent with possible Coronavirus infection several weeks ago and looking back think you might have had COVID-19? You might be a good candidate for this test. Antibodies are developed by the body in response to a viral infection. According to the FDA, COVID-19 antibody testing may indicate that the person has been exposed to the virus in the past. It is important to note that some studies are showing that antibodies in COVID-19 patients, especially those with mild symptoms, can be very short-lived; 30-60 days, then they become undetectable.

Therefore:

• Antibody testing is not very useful in detecting ACUTE disease. Antibodies show up about 3-4 weeks after the infection starts.
• Antibody testing may not be useful in detecting disease that occurred more than 60 days ago.
• There is data suggesting that antibodies do not confer immunity, so the presence of antibodies may be brief and unhelpful in terms of preventing future infections.

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No, although we have an Online Check-In service where you can reserve an approx time. We are requiring all patients wanting to be tested to please Check-in online and reserve a time for you to be tested. Your time is an estimated place in line and not an exact appointment time.

A copy of the CDC’s self-quarantine instructions is provided to you at discharge. Please follow these instructions. These instructions are also posted and downloadable at the bottom of our website.

You might, especially if you had very mild symptoms when you were diagnosed. You might develop fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, “body aches,” or changes in smell and taste. Many people, however, do not develop any more symptoms.