What you need to know
Know what you're getting before you buy
COVID-19 Antibody tests look to see if you had an immune response to the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), by measuring if you have antibodies in your blood that target the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
Is it worth it?
If you understand the limitations of our current testing capabilities and understand what do to with a positive OR negative test result, it's certainly worth it.
Can you trust the results?
All of the tests we list here are CLIA and/or CAP certified, which are the strictest level of regulation for laboratory tests. Yes, you can trust the results of the tests we list, but you do need to realize a small chance for a false positive result. If the test you ordered has not been reviewed by the FDA, you should NOT trust the results.
set proper expectations
Once you've received your results, you should know what to do if your result is positive or negative (see our FAQs below or watch our video above).
Choose the right test for you
COVID-19 Antibody Tests come from a list of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved vendors under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), at different prices, with different sample collection methods. We do the research for you and help you find the right test for your budget.
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What's included in the test?
LabCorp
Blood draw from a physical LabCorp location or partnering LabCorp laboratory. This test requires 12 hours of fasting before your blood draw.
This test detects the presence of antibodies (specifically immunoglobulin G or IgG) in your blood that resulted from a COVID-19 infection. LabCorp will bill your insurance or a specific government program for the full cost of this test. It’s only $10 out of pocket to the consumer.
Ulta Lab Tests
Blood draw from a Patient Services Center. You must make an appointment and wear a mask to the patient services center.
This test detects the presence of antibodies (specifically immunoglobulin G or IgG) in your blood that resulted from a COVID-19 infection.
healthlabs.com
Blood draw from a Patient Services Center. This test DOES NOT require fasting.
This test detects the presence of antibodies (specifically immunoglobulin G or IgG) in your blood that resulted from a COVID-19 infection.
True Health Labs
Blood draw from a Patient Services Center.
This test detects the presence of antibodies two types of antibodies (specifically immunoglobulin G and M or IgG and IgM) in your blood that resulted from a COVID-19 infection.
Frequently asked questions
A laboratory test that measures the presence of molecules in your blood (known as antibodies), to determine if your body had a previous immune response to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).
- What a COVID-19 Antibody Test CANNOT tell me:
- This test CANNOT tell me if I am still infected with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
- What a COVID-19 Antibody Test CAN tell me:
- This test CAN tell me that I have been infected with the novel coronavirus at some point
- Share the results with your healthcare provider. Together the two of you can put together a plan. Do I have protective immunity? We don’t have enough evidence yet to prove that your antibodies will protect you from another infection. If you’re exposed to COVID-19 again, monitor your symptoms, and notify your healthcare provider. If protective immunity from a previous COVID-19 infection does happen, then your positive test is good information to have.
- Continue to follow guidelines for social distancing and isolation.
- Look into Long Lasting Negative Health Effects from COVID-19 from COVID-19, as a next step following a positive test.
- Look into the ability to donate convalescent plasma as an investigational therapy with a positive test.
- If your test comes back positive and you believe you’ve been careful about wearing a mask and social distancing, maybe you weren’t careful enough.
- We still don’t understand the rates and severity of reinfection very well, so you shouldn’t take a positive test result as a get out of jail free card, yet.
- You can enroll in COVID-19 research studies to help researchers find treatments and effective vaccines.
- If you’ve had COVID-19 symptoms but get a negative test result, you shouldn’t rule out that you’ve been infected with SARS-CoV-2, especially if you’ve been around someone you know to have been infected (FDA Disclaimer)
- Continue to be careful, wear a mask, practice social distancing, and limit or eliminate close contact with at-risk individuals.
A false positive is when your result comes back positive, but you do not actually have any antibodies for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These are very rare, but can happen, we detail the ways that this is possible in our video at the top of the page.
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