Where to get a COVID-19 test in and around Oklahoma City

Dana Branham, Oklahoman
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With cooler temperatures settling in and respiratory viruses in full swing, more of us are bound to feel under the weather soon.

Experts have predicted that this winter could bring an increase in COVID-19 cases, and the flu season is likely to be rougher this year than it has been for the past two years. Many respiratory viruses have similar symptoms, and it can be difficult to tell without a test whether you're dealing with COVID-19, the flu or something else.

As COVID-19 cases have declined over the past year, some testing sites you have visited before may have closed or changed how they operate. Here's the latest where you can find a test in the Oklahoma City area.

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IMMYLabs

IMMYLabs is offering free COVID-19 testing at a number of locations in and across Oklahoma City:

  • Earlywine Park YMCA, 11801 S May Ave., Oklahoma City.

  • Mercy – Chase Plaza, 3705 W Memorial Road, Oklahoma City.

  • IMMY, 2701 Corporate Centre Drive, Norman.

  • University of Central Oklahoma, 312 E Main St., Edmond.

Appointments are required. To make an appointment, go to immylabs.immytech.com.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health and IMMYLabs have a testing portal to schedule PCR or rapid COVID-19 tests at a number of county health departments across the state. To book an appointment there, go to: osdh.immytech.com.

Oklahoma City-County Health Department

The Oklahoma City-County Health Department offers free PCR testing from 8 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at its south campus location, 6728 S Hudson Ave.

To make an appointment, call 405-419-4119.

Oklahoma COVID Testing Center

The Oklahoma COVID Testing Center offers rapid and PCR tests for COVID-19 at locations in The Village, Edmond and Lawton.

For people with insurance, testing is provided at no cost. Uninsured people will have to pay an out-of-pocket cost.

To make an appointment, go to www.okccovidtesting.com.

Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma

Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma has a number of locations that offer COVID-19 testing. If you have symptoms, testing is available at no cost.

To check your eligibility or to purchase a test, go to www.dlolab.com/covid-19/where-get-tested-covid-19.

Flu tests are also available through DLO.

DLO no longer offers drive-through testing at its central lab.

CVS

CVS locations offer COVID-19 testing, and flu testing is also available.

Schedule an appointment at www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing.

Walgreens

Walgreens locations offer COVID-19 testing.

Schedule an appointment at www.walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/testing.

Free at-home rapid COVID tests

The federal government's program that shipped free COVID-19 testing kits to the public has ended. But for those with insurance, there are still ways to get free at-home rapid tests.

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Insurance companies have to cover eight at-home COVID-19 tests per person on the plan per month, either through reimbursement or by offering it at no cost through direct coverage.

Some pharmacies and other retailers will allow customers to request free at-home COVID-19 tests directly, then check eligibility on the customer's behalf. Walgreens and CVS offer a way for people to request the tests online.

Your insurance provider may also have more information about requesting free at-home tests.

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma City COVID testing sites: Where to find a free test in 2022