Coronavirus Testing Centers: Find COVID-19 Testing Near You

State guidelines and testing criteria differ by state, please read or select appropriate state below.

Call your local healthcare provider or hospital if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
Test providers will determine if testing is appropriate for your case based on local criteria..
Call the coronavirus test site before you go to confirm all final details.

North Carolina Guidelines

If you think you may have coronavirus or may have been exposed to someone with coronavirus:
- - Stay home, monitor yourself for symptoms, and contact your health care provider if you start suffering from severe illness. If you do not have health insurance, you can call your nearest Federally Qualified Health Center or local health department.
If you are having a medical emergency:
- - Call 911 or call ahead before going to the emergency room.

North Carolina Testing Criteria

Providers determine if patients should be tested based on CDC criteria.
The state public health lab is prioritizing patients based on the state Department of Health and Human Services’ criteria:
- - Patients with fever or lower respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath) and close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case within the past 14 days
  - Patients with fever and lower respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath) and a negative rapid flu test
Other symptomatic patients may be tested by commercial labs if a provider determines it appropriate. It is not necessary for everyone to be tested at this time.

North Carolina Contact Information

You can find more coronavirus information on the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ website. For COVID-19 Questions, call 2-1-1 or 888-892-1162

*This listings are updated regularly with the latest, publicly available data. The number of testing centers changes quickly.