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Please be advised, you may be also eligible to receive COVID related testing through various sources at no cost to you. Your insurance may waive your out-of-pocket cost for diagnostic testing related to COVID-19 when testing is medically necessary and performed by an approved testing facility. You will receive a receipt after each medical visit done through CitiMED that may be eligible for out-of-network reimbursement through your healthcare insurance provider. The COVID-19 Total Antibody Assay (Including IgG IgM) test does not directly detect the virus and should not be used to diagnose or exclude COVID-19 infection. This test has been authorized by FDA for “emergency use” by authorized laboratories. This test has been authorized only to detect the presence of antibodies against SARSCoV-2, not for any other viruses or pathogens. All antibody tests currently in use may provide either false positive or false negative results. Even when the results are accurate, an antibody test may not be able to show if you have a current infection, because it can take 1-3 weeks after infection to make antibodies. It is not yet known if the presence of antibodies means that you are immune from further infection or if you are unable to transmit the coronavirus to others. Consequently, you should continue to follow CDC guidelines to minimize the risk of infection to others or reinfection of yourself – frequent handwashing, wearing a face mask in public and social distancing. If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 you should talk to your healthcare provider who may recommend direct testing for the virus rather than an antibody test. If you have serious symptoms, such as difficulty breathing or a high fever, you should go to the nearest emergency room or call 911. CitiMED and the CitiMED logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Neurology Associates Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.