LABORATORY

Depending on the circumstances, we may bill you directly or bill your insurance carrier. Regardless of who receives the bill, your insurance carrier is required by law to cover the full cost of your test and its administration as long as you received the test based on an individualized clinical assessment from a licensed or authorized health care provider. Contact your insurance carrier if you have questions about your coverage. If you do not have insurance you will be required to pay for the test(s) at the time of service.

$55.00 – Covid-19 Antigen Test (Rapid)
Results in 15 minutes, results post to your patient portal in 60 minutes.

$100.00 – Covid-19 rt-PCR Test
Same day results available, results post to your patient portal within 24 hours of sample collection.

$300.00 – Covid-19 rt-PCR Emergency Test (includes screening exam and evaluation)
Results in 60 minutes, results post to your patient portal in 60 minutes. Streeterville location only.

$80.00- COVID ANTIBODY TEST
Results in 30 minutes, results post to your patient portal in 30 minutes.

$100.00-COVID Screening exam and evaluation

PLEASE NOTE: Previously, the US Government allocated funds for individuals without insurance, regardless of citizenship or immigration status, and the provider could bill the Illinois HFS COVID or the federal HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program. The HRSA fund was depleted effective March 22, 2022 @11:59 pm. Loop Medical Center will charge any uninsured patients the cash rates listed above.

For contact tracing and/or insurance purposes, no matter if your insurance covers the test or you pay out of pocket, please present the following documents:

• Medical Insurance, if covered (physical card or image of card)
• Valid Government Photo ID (i.e. Drivers License, Passport or a Government-Issued ID Card)
  • Minors are required to have any reasonable documentation and parent/guardian presence is required

We offer sample collection via nose, cheek (buccal), or spit (saliva). All tests are NAAT rt-PCR tests processed onsite within our CLIA / COLA certified laboratory.

The highest level of evidence for test sensitivity, specificity and accuracy will always be via Nasopharyngeal swab. This test can be very uncomfortable, therefore CDC released it as a surrogate: a self-administered Anterior Nasal test now widely performed throughout the world. This test extrapolates similar sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy as the uncomfortable and the dreaded “tickle your brain” Nasopharyngeal swab.

Doctors, nurses, and medical assistants at Loop Medical Center will always perform Anterior Nasal Swab as a surrogate of Nasopharyngeal swab. If you require a buccal or saliva test, please request this at the time of your appointment.

Loop Medical Center continuously updates its practice based on Centers for Disease Control (CDC) testing standards. Please refer to the Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) for details.

• By default, rt-PCR Anterior Nasal swab is a self administered test.
• rt-PCR Nasopharyngeal swab is by request, please ask on site.
• rt-PCR Saliva is by request, please ask on site.
• rt-PCR Buccal swab is by request, please ask on site.

Results in 15 minutes, results post to your patient portal in 60 minutes.

If you arrive at our Grand Avenue location by 1:00 pm, you will receive your result the same day @4:00 pm. All other locations will have results @11:00 am the following day. You are going to get the standard “rt-PCR test” which you can travel and get clearance anywhere. We WILL NOT CALL you, please do NOT call us for your results – they will be posted to your patient portal.

NOTE: Always check your spam emails, spam text, check your portal account, and if still no results, please email Covid@LoopMedicalCenter.com.

You must register for a patient portal and provide an email and a cell phone. If you are a foreign national and do not have a USA cell phone – let us know at your arrival. Our system does not allow for non USA numbers.

If you are a new patient, you can not register for portal BEFORE you take the test.

Please register for a portal account immediately after completing any test, you will need it to view your results. Again, if you have a non-USA number please stay in the clinic and finish your portal registration while on premises so we can show you how to access your results.

As soon as your results are available you will receive a text and or an email directing you to a portal account to view your results.

Please specify at the time of collection if you require: QR code, passport number, our CLIA certificate, a stamp or signature and fill of any specific form you require.

We can also print your results. If you require an emergent travel test, please book accordingly.

NOTE: If you do not receive an email or text notification, please check your spam folder, and log into your PORTAL account located on the top bar of our website.

Depending on the circumstances, we may bill you directly or bill your insurance carrier. Regardless of who receives the bill, your insurance carrier is required by law to cover the full cost of your test and its administration as long as you received the test based on an individualized clinical assessment from a licensed or authorized health care provider. Contact your insurance carrier if you have questions.

Cut off time for SAME day rtPCR results in Streeterville is 1:00PM

rt-PCR tests ONLY collected after 1:00 pm on Saturday, and all day Sunday will result on Monday by 1:00 pm.

If you require an EMERGENCY test for travel, or any other reason please book accordingly.

Yes

We will bill your insurance If you have insurance. If you opt to not provide it, you can pay out of pocket.

For any questions and faster responses please email: covid@loopmedicalcenter.com

Calls are returned much slower, so please email us.

We vaccinate and boost children > 6 months old as well as adults per FDA/CDC guidelines.

For mobile vaccinations for groups larger than 25 please email Covid@LoopMedicalCenter.com for details.

Yes per FDA/CDC guidelines, any age.