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Order Your Free At-Home Rapid Tests
The MDH free COVID-19 at-home test ordering program has ended. People who do not have health insurance can find no-cost tests using the CDC's COVID-19 Testing Locator.
- Self-tests can be bought at your local pharmacy or at other retail stores.
- If you have health insurance, you may be able to get free tests or get reimbursed for costs of purchasing tests. Ask your local pharmacy or health insurance company for more information.
- People who do not have health insurance can find no-cost tests using the CDC's COVID-19 Testing Locator.
Expiration dates:
- Remember to check the expiration date on your test kit before using it and do not use tests that are expired.
- Note: Some tests have been granted extensions on their expiration dates, so you may be able to use it for longer than it says on the box.
- You can look for the brand of test you have on the FDA At-Home OTC COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests web page to see if it has an extended expiration date. If it has an extended expiration date, there will be a link to a document showing Lot Numbers and expiration dates. Find the Lot Number printed on the test kit box and then look for that number on the list to see the new expiration date.
- BinaxOTC tests have an extended expiration date. Find out more: BinaxNOW: Expiration Dates.
More information
CDC: COVID-19 Testing: What You Need to Know
Frequently Asked Questions About At-Home COVID-19 Tests
How to: A Guide for the BinaxNOWâ„¢ COVID-19 Self Test (YouTube)