Baystate Testing Centers
To get tested, ask your primary care provider for a referral. If you don’t have a primary care provider, our urgent care providers can refer for testing.
380 Plainfield Street, Springfield – Brightwood Health Center
Enter at main entrance where valet attendant is located.
Testing all ages (0 and up)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8 am – 4 pm
Starting 10/6/21 Brightwood will be open Wednesdays 8am-4pm
Wednesday and Saturday 8 am – noon
298 Carew Street, Springfield – Enter at 300 Carew Street
Testing all ages
Monday – Friday 8 am – 4 pm
Saturday 7:30 am – 12:30 pm
33 Riddell Street, Greenfield
Testing all ages
Monday – Friday 8 am – 4 pm
Saturday 8 am – noon
94 Court Street, Westfield (ED/Surgical parking entrance)
Testing all ages
Monday – Friday 8 am – 4 pm
Saturday 8 am – noon
85 South Street, Ware – Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient
Testing all ages
Monday – Friday 8 am – 4 pm
Saturday 8 am – noon
Rapid Antigen & Rapid PCR Testing: Available at Baystate Health Urgent Care
Baystate Health Urgent Care – Westfield
57 Union Street, Westfield
Baystate Health Urgent Care – Longmeadow
688 Bliss Road, Longmeadow
Baystate Health Urgent Care – Feeding Hills
241 S. Westfield Street, Feeding Hills
Monday – Friday, 8 am – 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 8 am – 5 pm
See testing FAQ for more information.
Tests & Costs
To get tested, ask your primary care provider or an urgent care center for a referral.
Diagnostic Coronavirus Testing at Baystate Health
A diagnostic test can show if you have an active coronavirus infection. We offer the most clinically proven testing: nasal swab testing.
PCR (Nasal Swab) Testing
Locations: We offer PCR testing at 5 locations in western MA.
Test price: $130 (billing code U0003), $25 (U0005)
What is a PCR test? For a PCR test, a provider will collect a sample through a nasal swab. The PCR test will detect the virus's genetic material to tell if you have a current COVID-19 infection. These tests are known as the most clinically proven and effective for detecting COVID-19.
Who should get PCR testing? If you currently have symptoms that could be COVID-19, you will need a PCR test.
Rapid Antigen Testing & Rapid PCR Testing
Location: Baystate Health Urgent Care in Longmeadow, Feeding Hills, and Westfield, as testing supplies allow.
Test price: The cost for antigen testing is $160 (billing code 87426). The cost for Rapid PCR testing is $175 (billing code U0004). Please check with your insurance company to find out if you will need to pay out of pocket for testing.
What is antigen testing? Antigen tests, or rapid diagnostic tests, detect certain proteins in the COVID-19 virus. You will receive results within 15 minutes.
What is Rapid PCR testing? Rapid PCR tests are used more often if you have symptoms, and they produce results within 15 minutes.
Who should get antigen testing or Rapid PCR testing?
We offer testing at Baystate Health Urgent Care sites if you:
- Do not have COVID-19 symptoms but were exposed to someone with COVID-19
- Need a faster test for work or travel
- Have symptoms and need to be tested
Positive test results are highly accurate with rapid testing. However, there is a higher change of false negatives than with PCR testing.
Antibody Testing
Antibody testing (also called serology testing) checks your blood by looking for antibodies, which may tell you if you had a past infection with the virus that causes COVID-19.
Location: We offer antibody testing by referral at Baystate Reference Laboratories. Talk to your provider about a referral.
We offer this testing to patients with a referral from their provider. However, we, as well as many healthcare organizations including the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, do not recommend using antibody testing for diagnosing COVID-19.
Test Price: $78 (billing code 86769)
Please check with your insurance company to find out if testing will be covered.
Antibodies indicate exposure but not immunity
The Centers for Disease Control, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the American Medical Association recommend against using antibody testing to determine immunity – warning patients against changing behavior in response to a positive antibody test.
Test Results
How will I get my test results?
You will usually receive your test results in 1-2 days through the MyBaystate patient portal. If you do not have a MyBaystate account, sign up now. You can also contact the provider who ordered the test for you, but please wait 4 days before calling.
Please do not call 413-794-TEST for your test results, as this is a scheduling line only.