Fastest Covid test turnaround (Maine requires testing)

[Anonymous]

Called my local urgent care and it’s taking 5-7 business days to process and it’s unbelievably expensive....looking at over $300. I might try the place in Maine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One thought is to get the rapid test in Mass. on the way up. CareWell Urgent Care does them with no appointment and no doctor order and has multiple locations - I think the rapid test is $160 (not covered by insurance).

You can get a drive through RAPID test at York, Maine hospital for $25. You need an appointment. The next couple of weeks appear to already be booked. They're going to be adding more RAPID tests in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor, hopefully in August.

They are fully booked on my dates. Ugg

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I got a rapid test at Medstar in Adams Morgan last week (20 min turnaround) and drove to Maine the day after. We weren’t asked to sign/show any evidence of testing but of course planned to stay to ourselves as much as possible anyway.

PP what was the price for this? I thought they only offered rapid tests if you had symptoms?

I am also wondering the cost of this. I can stop in on my way to Maine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Piedmont was $75 and there’s another one Nightwatch. Problem is that these rapid tests are notorious for false positives.

Wrong. The Abbott IdNow platform, which is the only point of care rapid test out there, has had an issue with false negatives. Up to around 30%...

But that's actually helpful, because you need it to be negative to avoid quarantine.

JK

Thanks for the laugh

[Anonymous]

I need to travel to Mass this week. I have appts both with MoCo free testing and OneMedical. Need rapid results but I’m afraid this won’t be possible. Please tell me about recent experiences with either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This thread has been very helpful. Rhode Island also allows mandatory 14day quarantine from DMV unless you have a negative Covid test 72 hrs prior to arrival, or take the test in RI and await for results while quarantining. Unlike Maine, they do require minors to be tested.

Dont think the quarantine rule currently applies if you live in DC bc positivity rates are lower than in MD and VA

It will starting on Tuesday as DC's number are now in range for quarantine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got a rapid test at Medstar in Adams Morgan last week (20 min turnaround) and drove to Maine the day after. We weren’t asked to sign/show any evidence of testing but of course planned to stay to ourselves as much as possible anyway.

PP what was the price for this? I thought they only offered rapid tests if you had symptoms?

I am also wondering the cost of this. I can stop in on my way to Maine.

I'm the person who posted about the place in York, ME. That was information i found on Tripadvisor forums. The same person who said that also said they may be opening similiar testing sports in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor perhaps as early as August. If i hear anything else, I'll post it here.

[Anonymous]

I thought the rapid test is not sufficient for Maine’s testing requirements for OOS visitors?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got a rapid test at Medstar in Adams Morgan last week (20 min turnaround) and drove to Maine the day after. We weren’t asked to sign/show any evidence of testing but of course planned to stay to ourselves as much as possible anyway.

PP what was the price for this? I thought they only offered rapid tests if you had symptoms?

I am also wondering the cost of this. I can stop in on my way to Maine.

I'm the person who posted about the place in York, ME. That was information i found on Tripadvisor forums. The same person who said that also said they may be opening similiar testing sports in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor perhaps as early as August. If i hear anything else, I'll post it here.

Here is the link to the York Hospital Covid testing appointment scheduler. There is one appointment today at 3:20 and tomorrow at 2:00 pm if anyone on DCUM needs to grab it. Otherwise, I couldn't find another online apppintment until end of August. Maybe they open up appointments on a daily basis?

https://www.solvhealth.com/book-online/gZloLA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got a rapid test at Medstar in Adams Morgan last week (20 min turnaround) and drove to Maine the day after. We weren’t asked to sign/show any evidence of testing but of course planned to stay to ourselves as much as possible anyway.

PP what was the price for this? I thought they only offered rapid tests if you had symptoms?

I am also wondering the cost of this. I can stop in on my way to Maine.

I'm the person who posted about the place in York, ME. That was information i found on Tripadvisor forums. The same person who said that also said they may be opening similiar testing sports in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor perhaps as early as August. If i hear anything else, I'll post it here.

Here is the link to the York Hospital Covid testing appointment scheduler. There is one appointment today at 3:20 and tomorrow at 2:00 pm if anyone on DCUM needs to grab it. Otherwise, I couldn't find another online apppintment until end of August. Maybe they open up appointments on a daily basis?

https://www.solvhealth.com/book-online/gZloLA?

Or people cancel last minute and an occasional appointment opens up? I snagged my appointment times for mid-August a few weeks ago, when i first heard about it. I'm still going to look for a cheap RAPID test around here, but I'm not hopeful. If I get something around here, then presumably i'd cancel the York appt and something would open up last minute in York.

[Anonymous]

I got one at Righttime in Bethesda last week, got results in 7 days. In the interim, I went to Medstar and feigned symptoms so I got a rapid test. Both negative

[Anonymous]

How long did it take to get your medstar results back?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How long did it take to get your medstar results back?

also, how much?? I’m still trying to figure this out- trying to travel the correct way

[Anonymous]

I got a Covid test at Preston’s Pharmacy in Arlington on Friday afternoon. They said a 3-5 day turnaround. I got the results on Tuesday, so 4 days. Not quite 72 hours, but better than the 5 days it too the Righttime Clinic.

[Anonymous]

Anyone in the Baltimore area with test feedback? Ideally the PCP tests and not the rapid test.