Testing
COVID-19 testing is currently available for UC students, faculty and staff. To be tested you must register. You will be able to schedule an appointment during the registration process. Testing is fast and easy.
Lindner Athletic Center
The Testing Center is now located at Lindner Athletic Center, 2751 O'Varsity Way, 3rd floor (across from University Health Services). All students, faculty and staff are welcome to test at this location.
The Lindner Athletic Testing Center will be closed March 13 - 17 for Spring Break.
| Monday | 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | |
| Wednesday | 2:00 - 6:30 p.m. | |
| Thursday | 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. | |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Additional Locations
University Health Services
This location serves STUDENTS only. Call (513) 556-2564 for an appointment. No walk-ins.
Uptown, Main Campus (Located bewteen Nippert Stadium and Fifth Third Arena)
Lindner Athletic Center
2751 O'Varsity Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221
| Monday | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m |
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| Tuesday | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m |
| Wednesday | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m |
| Thursday | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m |
| Friday | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m |
UC Health Uptown Campus
UC Health West Professional Building (East Campus)
3120 Burnet Ave., Suite 105
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Hours vary and testing is available by appointment only. To make an appointment, please call 513-584-DOSE (3673), Monday - Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Community Testing Locations
If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or have been exposed to someone who recently tested positive for COVID-19, providers throughout Greater Cincinnati offer testing at no cost to you.
Learn more and find a convenient location.
No cost testing is offered at Increasing Community Access to Testing (ICATT) locations. People with or without health insurance do not have to pay and ICATT vendors bill tests to third-party payers, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurers.
Cost & Insurance
- Your insurance plan will be billed for symptomatic and exposure testing performed at UHS and UC's Uptown Campus testing location in Steger Student Life Center.
- There is no cost to you for symptomatic testing that occurs on campus
- Any substitute COVID test from another provider would be conducted at the student’s expense.
Test to Treat
Test to Treat, a national initiative, provides individuals a new way to rapidly access free lifesaving treatments for COVID-19. You can now get tested and - if your test result is positive - receive a prescription from a healthcare provider, and have your prescription filled all in one location.
These “One-Stop Test to Treat” locations are available at hundreds of locations nationwide, including pharmacy-based clinics near UC’s campuses.
While vaccination continues to provide the best protection against COVID-19, therapies are now available to help treat eligible people who do get sick. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is providing oral antiviral pills from Merck (molnupiravir) and Pfizer (Paxlovid) directly to participating Test to Treat pharmacy-based clinics.
Questions?
Call the UC COVID Check Response Team at:
- (513) 558-1772
- (513) 558-1773
The COVID Check phone lines are staffed Monday - Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Friday - Sunday from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. You can also email uccovidcheck@ucmail.uc.edu for assistance.