Turnaround time

At Quest, we’re committed to serving our communities and connecting our customers to answers quickly and reliably every day.

We will continue to prioritize and expedite testing for priority patients (i.e., hospitalized patients, individuals in long-term care such as nursing homes, and presurgical patients) as we have done since the beginning of the pandemic. Please visit the CDC guidelines for the latest on who should get tested.

This website is kept up to date and represents current average turnaround times nationally.

Please contact your Quest representative to obtain the turnaround time at your specific laboratory location or for more information around COVID-19 testing.

• The antibody tests and the molecular tests (together “All tests”) have not been FDA cleared or approved;
• All tests have been authorized by FDA under EUAs for use by authorized laboratories;
• The antibody tests have been authorized only for the detection of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, not for any other viruses or pathogens;
• The molecular tests have been authorized only for the detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, not for any other viruses, pathogens; and,
• All tests are only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of COVID-19 under Section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the authorization is terminated or revoked sooner.