Find a COVID-19 test

Last updated June 5, 2023.

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Before you throw out "expired" tests, check to see if your COVID-19 tests' expiration dates have been extended.

Getting tested helps slow the spread of COVID-19. It’s easy to get a free, fast, and safe COVID-19 test.

Anyone who wants a test should get one. Many Coloradans can get tested through their health care provider or a local pharmacy. Coloradans can also find free or low-cost tests at community testing sites and participating retail pharmacies. Find free and low-cost COVID-19 tests on the map below.

Tip: Click on the small rectangle with an arrow in the top left corner of the map to see a color-coded map legend. To view only free community testing sites, uncheck the boxes next to the blue and purple pins. To view only rapid test pickup sites, uncheck the boxes next to the yellow dots and purple pins. To view only no or low-cost pharmacy testing sites, uncheck the boxes next to the yellow dots and blue pins.

Note: Not all locations may have tests at all times. Call ahead to confirm availability.

Update or remove a test distribution site listing by filling out the COVID-19 rapid test community distribution contact update form.

Yellow dots = Local community testing sites. These sites are managed by local public health agencies and other community partners. Click on a yellow dot or contact your local public health agency for more information about a specific testing location.

Blue pins = Free rapid test pickup sites. These sites give out free rapid test kits you can use at home. When you take a rapid test at home, you will get your result in 15 minutes. Find instructions for using at-home tests. Only people aged 2 years and older can use these rapid at-home tests.

Pink pins = Pharmacies with low or no-cost testing options offered through the CDC’s Increasing Access to Community Testing (ICATT) program. Patients must be symptomatic or exposed to get tested at an ICATT location. These locations take insurance. Pharmacies may offer rapid tests, lab-based tests, or both. Contact a specific location for more information. Most pharmacies only offer testing for patients aged 3 years and older.

Get rapid tests through insurance or Medicaid

Most people with a health plan can get an at-home over-the-counter COVID-19 test online or from a retail store. As long as the test kit is authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), many insurance plans will cover the cost or reimburse you.

In addition, Health First Colorado and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) will pay for at-home COVID-19 tests for members. You can get free at-home tests only at pharmacies that serve Health First Colorado and CHP+ members.

Test to Treat

Coloradans can use the federal Test to Treat program to seek both testing and treatment for COVID-19. In this program, people can get tested for COVID-19 or bring the results of a home test, get a prescription for treatment from a health care provider (if appropriate), and have their prescription filled all at one location (if they are positive and treatments are appropriate). Find a Test to Treat location using ASPR’s COVID-19 Medication Map.

Frequently asked questions

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have a PDF infographic about what to look out for when you are getting tested. This PDF includes information about how to file a complaint if a testing site is of poor quality or may be a scam.

Rapid tests have an expiration date printed on the box next to an hourglass icon or the words “use by.”

Rapid tests are currently under FDA Emergency Use Authorization and as such, expiration dates may be extended past the date printed on the box. Use this resource to look up lot numbers and find current extended expiration dates as authorized by the FDA, or visit the FDA’s At-Home OTC COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests webpage for more information.

Example image of expiration date on rapid test box (hourglass symbol next to date)

Anyone who wants a test should get one.

If you have symptoms of COVID-19, which can feel like a cold, you should get tested as soon as possible, even if you’re up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines. Follow instructions on how to isolate until you feel better.

If you have been around someone who has COVID-19, you should get tested five days after you were exposed, even if you’ve received all recommended doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

If you test positive for COVID-19, follow instructions on how to isolate.

You may be able to get treatment to help you recover from COVID-19. This can help keep you from getting seriously sick and keep you out of the hospital. Coloradans can get a test and a prescription for treatment (if appropriate) in a seamless experience using the federal Test to Treat program. Learn more about treatment for COVID-19.

Let people you’ve been in contact with know that they may have been exposed. Notifying your close contacts is especially important if they could benefit from getting treatment as soon as possible. Learn more about how to tell if someone is a close contact.

There are many resources available to help you if you need to isolate or quarantine, including help with finances and food.

Find a COVID-19 test