Whether you need a COVID-19 test for travel requirements or because you aren’t feeling well, we offer standard PCR testing 7 days a week. This PCR test is available at all centers with results in 2-3 days.
For COVID-19 testing, save your spot online, walk in or schedule a Virtual Visit with one of our providers.
COVID-19 Testing in New York
Need a COVID-19 test in the New York City area? We can help! Save your spot online or walk in.
Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care COVID-19 testing
Virtual COVID-19 evaluation in New York
For your convenience, you can schedule a Virtual Visit with one of our providers in New York to begin your evaluation and determine your testing needs. After a Virtual Visit evaluation, if your provider feels you should be tested, you will be scheduled for a quick visit at a specific Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care center in the New York City area.
Be seen quicker
With virtual care, you’ll spend less time in our centers and more time doing what you enjoy.
Urgent Care centers in New York
Looking for Virtual?
Connect with an Urgent Care provider, via video, from wherever you are in New York with your mobile device, tablet, or computer.
When to get tested for COVID-19
There are many situations when you might want to get tested for COVID-19, even if you are fully vaccinated. If you are experiencing symptoms, you should get tested at one of our convenient centers. Common symptoms include:
- Fever or chills
- Shortness of breath
- Fatigue
- Body aches
- Cough
- Headache
- Loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- A runny nose
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
Symptoms usually appear 2-14 days after exposure to a COVID-positive person. Even if you are not experiencing any symptoms, if you are not vaccinated, you should consider getting tested any time you have had known exposure to someone with COVID-19.
COVID-19 pricing and insurance
Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care is an urgent care center where each patient is evaluated and examined at every encounter, including when a patient undergoes any kind of COVID-19 testing.
Accordingly, all patients presenting for COVID-19 testing (including rapid and sample collection for offsite analysis) will be billed for a provider visit. It is your responsibility to understand whether and to what extent such charges will impact your out-of-pocket cost, as well as the extent to which your insurance covers urgent care visits and associated laboratory fees or charges.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Healthy advice for everyday living
You have questions. We have answers. Visit our Health Library and find answers or suggestions for many of your health concerns.
COVID-19 treatment: What you need to know
If you have tested positive for COVID-19 you may be eligible for antiviral treatment that reduces your risk of severe illness and hospitalization. Antiviral medications help your body fight off viruses that cause disease, reduce the symptoms of a viral infection, and shorten the length of illness.
Common health conditions that increase covid-19 complications
COVID-19 is a respiratory virus that has led to millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 90% of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the U.S. had an underlying medical condition.
Surprising health myths that don’t hold up to science
You might be surprised at the number of health myths many people continue to believe, despite a wealth of scientific evidence that disproves them. Here are five health myths that have been thoroughly debunked by science.