Laboratory Services
To protect our patients and staff, all people entering a BCH care facility
will be required to wear a mask (exceptions include children <2 yrs.
old or medical reasons such as trouble breathing, unconsciousness, or
someone unable to remove a mask without assistance). *Bandanas, neck gaiters,
and masks with valves are not acceptable.
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our community's compliance with public health and safety recommendations,
we are able to reopen many of the services we offer at BCH.
Please click here to see how we are working to keep you safe. We also now offer convenient
virtual visits at our primary and specialty clinics.
COVID-19 Swab Testing at BCH
Community Drive-up Testing
Patients can now schedule appointments at our community drive-up testing
site in Boulder:
Testing is available Monday through Friday
by appointment only. For weekend testing, call one of our
Urgent Care Center locations located in Erie, Gunbarrel or Superior.
Pricing
The charge for a COVID-19 swab test at our Community Drive-Up testing
site is $100.
A COVID-19 swab test test performed at a BCH Urgent Care is part of an
Urgent Care visit, and the charge is approximately $139.
We recommend that you contact your insurance provider ahead of time to
discuss how they will process your COVID-19 swab test.
Urgent Care Center Curbside Testing
Curbside testing is available at our three Urgent Care Centers seven days
a week between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Patients are encouraged to call ahead
to register over the phone and receive additional instructions for a curbside test.
BCH Urgent Care in Erie
101 Erie Parkway, Suite 101, Erie, CO 80516
Phone: 303-415-5810
BCH Urgent Care in Gunbarrel
6685 Gunpark Drive, Suite 102, Boulder, CO
Phone: 303-415-5199
BCH Urgent Care in Superior (next door to Sport Stable)
3 Superior Drive, Suite 100A, Superior, CO 80027
Phone: 303-415-5255
Pricing
A COVID-19 swab test test performed at a BCH Urgent Care is part of an
Urgent Care visit, and the charge is approximately $139.
We recommend that you contact your insurance provider ahead of time to
discuss how they will process your COVID-19 swab test.
Options for COVID-19 Swab Testing (Physician and Self Referral)
COVID-19 swab testing is available with a physician's order or by self
referral.
It is important that you contact your insurance provider ahead of your test
to discuss how they will process your COVID-19 swab test as it may vary
for these two options.
Testing with a physician's order:
Testing is recommended for:
- Individuals currently experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, which include fever,
new cough/shortness of breath, or two or more of the following: loss of
taste/smell, chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat.
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Individuals that have had close contact with someone with a lab-confirmed
case of COVID-19,
even if you don't have symptoms.
If you have a BCH physician, you can call that clinic to schedule a convenient
virtual visit to assess whether a COVID-19 test is warranted. Your physician can order
the test for you.
Individuals without a BCH physician can call their primary care physician
or the BCH COVID-19 line at 303‑415‑8180 to be screened for testing. The
BCH COVID-19 line is answered Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Once an order is placed, patients will be contacted within 24 hours to
schedule the test.
Testing by self referral:
If you are actively ill or have a confirmed exposure but do not have a
physician's order, please do the following:
- Contact the Laboratory Customer Service at 303-415-4285.
- Inform the laboratory customer service that you would like to self-refer
for a COVID-19 swab test.
- Customer service will place your order in the system.
- You will be contacted by scheduling within 24 hrs in order to schedule
your drive-up testing appointment.
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Results are made available via the
MyBCH patient portal. You may make a payment online or wait for a statement in the mail.
ANTIBODY TESTING at BCH (Indication of past infection)
A blood test to indicate likely past infection is available with a physician's
order or by self referral.
BCH's current in house antibody test (Ortho –Clinical Diagnostics)
has sensitivity 83.3% and specificity 100%. NOTE: these tests are not
FDA approved.
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Antibody testing is
not by appointment. Go to any BCH outpatient laboratory and request a COVID-19
antibody test.
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You must
not be sick and have
no symptoms for at least 10 days prior to getting your blood drawn
- Your specimen will be collected by lab and sent for testing.
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Results will be available within 24 hours and can be viewed on the
MyBCH patient portal.
Pricing
The charge for an antibody test at one of our BCH Lab locations is $80.
As a self-referral, insurance cannot be billed and payment is expected
at time of service.
It is important that you contact your insurance provider ahead of your test
to discuss how they will process your test.
Convenient Locations, Full Range of Tests
The Boulder Community Health Laboratory provides the highest quality services
and patient care at five convenient locations throughout Boulder County.
Our experienced team—board-certified clinical and surgical pathologists,
certified medical technologists, lab technicians and more—is dedicated
to exceeding our patients’ expectations.
We perform a full range of standard laboratory tests. If you need a highly
specialized test that we don’t perform, we will get your results
through our partnership with Mayo Clinic’s reference laboratory.
Our Foothills Hospital-based lab is nationally certified as a highly complex
laboratory and accredited by The Joint Commission.
Services Offered
At all BCH Laboratory locations, you can access blood-drawing (phlebotomy)
and specimen collection services. Our team of pathologists reviews test
results and reports to the ordering doctor.
Locations
We offer five convenient service sites throughout Boulder County.
Foothills Hospital (4747 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder)
Phone: (303) 415-4285 (press 5)
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat., 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sun., 7 a.m. – noon
Holidays: 7 a.m. – noon
Community Medical Center
(1000 W. South Boulder Rd., Lafayette)
Phone: (303) 415-4300
Hours:
Mon. – Fri., 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat: 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Holidays: Closed
Drug Screens
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Holidays: Not available.
Erie Medical Center (101 Erie Parkway, Erie)
Phone: (303) 415-5811
Hours:
Mon. – Fri., 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sat: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Holidays: Closed