You can no longer get free Covid tests, but you can find inexpensive ones online and in stores.
At-Home Covid Tests
For about $15 you can get a set of two rapid, Antigen Covid tests from Walmart, Amazon, and other retailers. Also you can now find combination Covid plus Flu or RSV tests. Here are some of your options:
- From Walmart:
- From Amazon:
Medicare does not cover over-the-counter, at-home test kits. However, it does cover lab-based tests ordered by a doctor. Some but not all Medicare Advantage and other private insurance plans cover at-home tests.
From January 2020 through June 2025, the federal government distributed more than 2 billion free tests to households. That program has ended.
How to Perform and Read a Covid Test
Covid at-home test kits require you to swab both nostrils and put the swab into the test kit. In 15 minutes you view the test result. Below is a video from UC Davis Health on how to perform the self-test and read the results.
For more details on at-home testing, visit: CDC Guidance on Home COVID tests
