Molecular Diagnostics

COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

PPO or Medicare | Results in 20 minutes

These tests are for patients who are symptomatic for COVID-19 or have had a recent exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus. A dual test may be helpful if you:

Currently have symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, and/or loss of taste or smell. Other less common symptoms may include tiredness, body or muscle aches, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, and/or runny or stuffy nose.
Live or work in a place where people reside, meet, or gather in proximity (this can include healthcare settings, homeless shelters, assisted living facilities, group homes, prisons, detention centers, schools, and workplaces).
Have been in close contact with someone who has a confirmed case of COVID-19.
Your employer, public health department, contact investigator, or healthcare provider has identified you as someone who should get tested.
You are visiting a place that requires testing prior to arrival. This testing can also be used to identify individuals who do not have symptoms of COVID-19 or have no known exposure to SARS-CoV-2, but who are unknowingly infected.
You need a rapid screening test for COVID-19 for school or workplace.
You are trying to determine if a prior infection with COVID-19 has resolved.
For any questions regarding the appointments, scheduling process, and test results, please call our main line at (832) 831-3624.

For more information about COVID-19 Testing, please visit the following trusted sources:

1. Cleveland Clinic

2. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

3. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

4. Texas Department of Heath & Human Services

Antibody or serology tests look for antibodies in your blood that fight the virus that causes COVID-19.

Antibodies are proteins created by your immune system that help you fight off infections. They are made after you have been infected or have been vaccinated against an infection.
Vaccination is a safe, effective way to teach your body to create antibodies.
Antibodies can protect you from getting those infections for some period of time afterward. How long this protection lasts is different for each disease and each person.
Antibody tests should generally not be used to diagnose a current infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. An antibody test may not show if you have a current infection because it can take 1 to 3 weeks after the infection for your body to make antibodies.

Effect of vaccination

COVID-19 vaccines teach your body to produce antibodies to fight infection from the virus that causes COVID-19. If you get an antibody test after receiving a vaccine, you might test positive by some (but not all) antibody tests. This depends on which type of antibody the specific test detects.
Antibody testing is not currently recommended to determine if you are immune to COVID-19 following COVID-19 vaccination. Antibody testing should also not be used to decide if someone needs to be vaccinated. CDC’s Interim Guidelines for COVID-19 Antibody Testing provide more information on how antibody testing should be used and interpreted.

Whether you test positive or negative for COVID-19 antibodies using an antibody test, you still should take steps, including getting vaccinated, to protect yourself and others.

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