SPOKANE, Wash. — It's a question frequently typed into Google search bars during the coronavirus pandemic: Where can I get tested for COVID-19?
In Spokane County, there are dozens of testing sites open daily. Some require insurance or fees, while others do not.
In North Idaho, people can go to get-tested-covid19.org, type in their ZIP code and it will show you a list and map of testing centers within 40 miles.
Drive-thru sites are also opening at the Spokane Arena and across the street from Gritman Medical Center. More information is available here.
The site provides information on the testing centers, such as if an order is needed to get a test, if the location takes walk-ins or appointments must be scheduled, if drive-thru testing is available and basic information including hours of operation and directions to the site.
Health care professionals screen people for signs and symptoms of possible COVID-19 exposure and, if needed, test for the virus.
Generally, people with the following new symptoms consistent with COVID-19 are eligible for testing.
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
OR at least two of the following:
- Fever
- Chills
- Repeated shaking with chills
- Muscle pain
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or smell
People who have been informed that they were in close contact with a confirmed positive case of COVID-19 or who work in a high-risk environment are also encouraged to be assessed for testing.
Here is a breakdown of where you can go for coronavirus testing in Spokane County.
Rite Aid locations
Rite Aid is offering free coronavirus testing at four locations in Spokane County and Grant County.
One location is 5840 North Division St. in Spokane, while the second is 12222 E. Sprague Ave. in Spokane Valley.
In Grant County, testing is also available at the location at 500 South Pioneer Way in Moses Lake and 250 Basin Street SW in Ephrata.
The testing sites utilize self-swab nasal tests overseen by Rite Aid pharmacists, and are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. All adults, even those without symptoms of coronavirus, are eligible for testing and can preregister online to schedule a time for testing.
A spokesperson for Rite Aid said the turnaround time for test results is two to seven days.
Testing will be temporarily unavailable on Thanksgiving and through the holiday weekend. It will resume on Dec. 1.
Walgreens locations
Two Walgreens locations in the Spokane area are offering free COVID-19 testing.
The Walgreens located at 2702 North Argonne Road is doing regular coronavirus testing. The location at 2105 East Wellesley Avenue is offering rapid-testing.
To get tested, you must take a screening survey online that will tell you if you're eligible for a test. If you are, you'll choose a location and time for your testing appointment. When you get to the store, you remain in your care with the windows up. A Walgreens pharmacy team member will help you perform the test yourself using a nasal swab. For minors, a parent or legal guardian will need to be present during the self-administration of the COVID-19 test.
Your test results and contact information will be sent to PWNHealth and they will give you the results.
Clinic locations
Providence Urgent Care
- Address: 2923 E 29th Ave, Spokane, WA 99223, 105 E Mission Ave, Suite D, Spokane, WA 99202 or 9027 N Indian Trail Rd, Spokane, WA 99208
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
- Insurance required: Optional
- Fees: No
- Walk-in: No
Appointments can be scheduled at these locations online.
Providence Communication Manager Jennifer Semenza said these are walk-up testing sites and there's no capacity limit. If social distancing is impossible, they will tell people to wait in their cars.
No doctor referral is needed.
CHAS Denny Murphy Clinic
- Address: 1001 W 2nd Ave., Spokane, WA 99201
- Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Insurance required: No
- Fee: No
- Walk-in: Yes
CHAS Urgent Care - North Spokane
- Address: 5901 N Lidgerwood St #126, Spokane, WA 99208
- Hours: Monday - Sunday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Insurance required: No
- Fee: No
- Walk-in: Yes
Kaiser Riverfront Medical Center
- Address: 322 W North River Dr., Spokane, WA 99201
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
- Insurance required: Yes
- Fees: Yes
- Walk-in: No
Note: Only Kaiser patients will be tested at this clinic.
Unify
- Address: 120 W Mission Ave., Spokane WA 99201, and 4001 N Cook St, Spokane, WA 99207
- Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday
- Insurance required: Yes
- Fee: Yes
- Walk-in: Yes
Native Project - Native Health
- Address: 1803 W Maxwell Ave., Spokane WA 99201
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
- Insurance required: Yes
- Fees: Yes
- Walk-in: No
Shadle Indigo
- Address: 2401 W Wellesley Ave. Ste 103, Spokane WA 99205
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
- Insurance required: YES
- Fees: Yes
- Walk-in: No
Franklin Park Urgent Care
- Address: 5904 N Division St., Spokane WA, 99208
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday
- Insurance required: Yes
- Fees: $155 without insurance
- Walk-in: Yes
North Spokane Indigo
- Address: 9420 N Newport Hwy Ste 103, Spokane, WA 99218
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
- Insurance required: Yes
- Fees: Yes
- Walk-in: No
South Spokane Indigo
- Address: 4911 S Regal St Pad A, Spokane, WA 99223
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
- Insurance required: Yes
- Fees: Yes
- Walk-in: No
MultiCare Moran Prairie
- Address: 3016 E 57th Ave. Ste 27, Spokane, WA 99223
- Hours: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
- Insurance required: Yes
- Fees: Yes
- Walk-in: No
Millwood Indigo
- Address: 2713 N Argonne Rd., Millwood, WA 99212
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
- Insurance required: Yes
- Fees: Yes
- Walk-in: No
CHAS Spokane Valley Urgent Care
- Address: 1502 N Vercler Rd, Spokane, WA 99216
- Hours: Monday-Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Insurance required: No
- Fee: No
- Walk-in: Yes
Spokane Valley Indigo
- Address: 15605 E Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley, WA 99037
- Address: 2713 N Argonne Rd., Millwood, WA 99212
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
- Insurance required: Yes
- Fees: Yes
- Walk-in: No
MultiCare Airway Heights Clinic
- Address: 10414 W US 2 Hwy Ste 10, Airway Heights, WA 99224
- Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
- Insurance required: Yes
- Fees: Yes
- Walk-in: No
MultiCare Cheney
- Address: 19 N 7th St., Cheney, WA 99004
- Hours: 8 a.m.5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
- Insurance required: Yes
- Fees: Yes
- Walk-in: No
CHAS North County Clinic
- Address: 401 S Main St., Deer Park, WA 99006
- Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Insurance required: No
- Fee: No
- Walk-in: Yes
CHAS Lewis & Clark Health Center
- Address: 1203 Idaho St, Lewiston, ID 83501
- Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 3pm
- Insurance required: No
- Fee: No
- Walk-in: Yes
CHAS Latah Community Health
- Address: 803 S Main St, Suite 120, Moscow, ID 83843
- Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Insurance required: No
- Fee: No
- Walk-in: Yes
*MultiCare noted that the turnaround time for testing at its clinics ranges from same day to three days. Its clinics are not running critically low on testing supplies.
Kaiser Permanente noted that clinics generally have results within 48 hours. Only current Kaiser Permanente members and patients can access testing sites.
CHAS Health will offer COVID send-in testing to community members who meet the following criteria:
- Has COVID symptoms but not in the priority testing group
- Does not have COVID symptoms but qualifies for testing due to direct COVID exposure or those who are nursing home employees.
Rapid testing for some groups
Providence ExpressCare located at 9027 N. Indian Trail Rd. in Spokane has launched a pilot program for rapid COVID-19 testing of those at greater risk of contracting the virus.
The rapid test is available to health care workers, first responders and high-risk patients by appointment only. It is not available to the general public.
Providence ExpressCare can deliver a positive test result in as little as five minutes and a negative result in 13 minutes using the Abbott ID-NOW COVID-19 test.
In order to schedule a testing appointment, patients first need to initiate a virtual visit with a Providence ExpressCare provider. During the visit, they will be screened based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state guidelines to determine if testing is warranted.
If a patient meets the criteria for testing, the virtual provider will schedule them for an in-person test at the ExpressCare clinic. Testing will be conducted curbside with the patient remaining in their vehicle.