Medicare AdvantageMay 1, 2021
Maximizing efficient, high quality COVID-19 screenings
Refer patients to https://www.anthem.com/ca to find convenient testing locations
If an Anthem member requests a COVID-19 test, you may refer them to Anthem to find a testing location near them. Our test-site finder gives members important information about each site, including days and hours of operation, and if they offer:
- Appointment or walk-in
- Drive through service
- Rapid test results
- Antibody testing
- Testing for children
Consider Antigen testing as an option when rapid results are needed
Antigen tests can be a quicker way to detect COVID-19 than nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT), (for example, PCR). Antigen tests offer a reasonable and lower cost alternative when screening asymptomatic or low-risk patients and may be most useful for individuals within the first five to seven days of symptoms when virus replication is at its highest.
Send swab tests to Anthem-contracted laboratories
When providing COVID-19 molecular testing services to our members, consider utilizing the following additional in-network, high-quality labs to assist in helping to ensure that our members are receiving high-value healthcare.
In-network lab |
Telephone |
Website |
Eurofins NTD |
1-888-683-5227 |
|
Eurofins Viracor |
1-800-305-5198 |
https://www.viracor-eurofins.com/test-menu/8300-coronavirus-covid-19-sars-cov-2-rt-pcr |
Eurofins Boston Heart |
1-877-425-1252 |
|
Fulgent Therapeutics |
1-626-350-0537 |
|
Invitae Corporation |
1-650-466-7242 |
|
Gravity Diagnostics |
1-855-841-7111 |
https://gravitydiagnostics.com/covid-19-coronavirus-testing-partners |
Mako Medical Laboratories |
1-919-351-6256 |
|
Innovative Health Diagnostics dba MD Tox Lab |
1-866-363 0203 |
|
LAB24 |
1-800-641-0133 |
|
CA State COVID Lab |
N/A |
517852MUPENMUB
PUBLICATIONS: May 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California
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