Antibody testing will be treated the same way as COVID-19 detection tests, so copays, coinsurance, and deductibles — in or out of network — must be waived.
U.S. Government Says COVID-19 Antibody Tests Must Be Free
TUESDAY, April 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Health insurers and Medicaid must provide free coverage for tests to detect coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) antibodies in people who have been infected, the federal government says.
Documents dated April 11 explain that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided that serology testing for COVID-19 antibodies should be considered an "in vitro diagnostic test" and treated the same as tests to detect the virus itself, CBS News reported.
That means that copays, coinsurance, and deductibles, in or out of network, must be waived for COVID-19 antibody tests.