Coping with COVID: Lenexa laboratory to open direct sale of COVID-19 tests to consumers

Clinical Reference Laboratory in Lenexa announced that it is now selling its saliva-based COVID-19 RT-PCR test directly to consumers.

It costs $110, including shipping. The company says the test is one of the most affordable COVID-19 home tests currently available in the market and the least expensive at-home saliva test.

“Through our ongoing work with organizations and businesses nationwide, we saw that there was high demand for a reliable, convenient test that can be self-collected at home,” said CEO Robert Thompson. “Individual consumers no longer have to wait in line or make appointments to get an invasive swab test when they can conduct an easier saliva-based one right in their own homes.”

The saliva-based test is for symptomatic individuals or those who believe they may have been exposed.

The test simply requires that the individual’s saliva be deposited in a collection vial provided and sent to the lab using the provided, prepaid one-day shipping package.

Results are typically available within 24 hours of receipt at the lab and can be accessed online through a unique two-factor authentication protected portal—accessible by computer or mobile device.