COVID-19 testing options in Joplin

Cases of COVID-19 are surging thanks to the Omicron variant as many are looking for a COVID-19 test amid a nationwide shortage.

While the City of Joplin’s Health Department does not test for COVID at their, there are some other options in the Joplin area:

Ivy Medical, 115 N Madison St, Webb City

• Mon thru Sat; 9am to 4pm
• No appointment necessary
• No cost to patient
• Drive-up or walk-in testing
• Pre-registration required
• 417-529-9464 or https://www.ivymedical.co/webbcity

CVS drive-thru pharmacy, 112 E 32^nd St

• www.minuteclinic.com

Walgreen’s drive-thru pharmacy, various locations

• https://www.walgreens.com/findcarecovidui/covid19/testing

Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market drive-thru pharmacy, various locations 

• www.myquestcovidtest.com/

Freeman drive-thru testing site

• COVID Call Center, 417-347-6444

Access Healthcare, various locations

• As of 12-20-21, Access only tests their own patients
• By appointment only
• www.accessfamilycare.org/contact-us.html
• Joplin Clinic (417) 782-6200
• Neosho Clinic (417) 451-4447

Seeds of Hope, 7^th St & Range Line Rd, in parking lot between Big Lots and Natural Grocers

• Mon thru Sat from 8am to 4pm
• No appointment necessary
• No cost to patient
• Drive-up testing or homebound testing available as needed (call for arrangements 417-691-3131 or 417-355-3543)

NextGen Diagnostic Services, 407 Pennsylvania Ave, SOUTH parking lot

• Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat from 8am to noon (Thurs time & location is different – see below)
• No appointment necessary
• Drive-up testing – pull into designated parking spot to be tested in car
• No cost to the patient; if you have insurance, please bring your card
• 417-362-6398; https://www.nextgendiagnosticservices.com/

Testing Sites (sponsored by MO DHSS), 407 Pennsylvania Ave, NORTH parking lot facing 4^th St

• Every Thursday, 10am to 6pm (weather permitting – call 417-362-6398 to check for cancellations)
• No pre-registration or appointment needed
• Free with no residency or citizenship requirement
• Bring a driver’s license from any state to speed up the process, but ID is not required to be tested

Self-Collection Test Shipped to Home (Scroll down page to get to this section)

This option allows for ordering a kit to be shipped to your home. After self-collection with easy-to-follow instructions, the kit is returned to a laboratory free of charge via FedEx. You must provide an email address to receive the test result. Once ordered, the kit arrives in 2 days (depending on current demand). The kit is good for 6 months. Once the sample has been collected, it must be packaged in the prepaid FedEx shipping envelope (according to directions) and returned to a FedEx collection site within 24 hours.

Please note that due to the current spike in demand and shipping backlog, orders are currently paused until Jan. 12. Beginning Jan. 12, a limited quantity will be available each day through January. If the ordering site says the limit has been reached, please check back again the following day for availability. Thank you for your patience.  

 To order your test kit: https://picturegenetics.com/covid19?c=MOPROMO

Resources to learn more about the self-collection test:

• English overview video (shorter)
• English detailed instructions (longer)
• Spanish overview video (shorter)
• Spanish detailed instructions (longer)
• Visit fedex.com/dropbox to check on nearest dropbox and pickup times

https://www.joplinmo.org/1080/COVID-19-Testing-Information