Patient First Offers Coronavirus Testing At Leesburg Facility

LEESBURG, VA — Patient First is now doing drive-up coronavirus testing by appointment at its facility on Potomac Station Drive in Leesburg. On Tuesday, the Leesburg location became the fourth Patient First center offering testing in the Northern Virginia area.

Patient First also offers coronavirus testing at its centers in Stafford County on Prosperity Lane, in Manassas on Liberia Avenue and in Alexandria on Richmond Highway.

All Patient First Medical Centers, including the designated testing centers, remain open on a walk-in basis from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day for patients who have an urgent need for medical care.

When calling to make a coronavirus test appointment, people will be asked about symptoms and risk factors to determine whether they meet screening criteria based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, Patient First said. Coronavirus testing appointments are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week.

All test samples are collected outside of the center. Patients remain in their vehicles through the entire process. The staff member collecting samples is equipped with personal protective equipment, including an N95 mask, gloves, eye protection and gown.

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Samples are sent to a third-party reference lab for testing. Results will generally be available in about two to five days and accessible on Patient First’s patient portal. If patients do not already have a Patient First portal account set up, they will receive a temporary code when they come in for testing.

For most insured patients, there is no out-of-pocket expense for coronavirus testing. The visit will be submitted to patients' insurance. Patient First accepts all major insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. For self-pay patients, the cost is $90 plus a separate bill from the lab in some cases. The lab will determine what, if anything, it bills the patient.

Appointments at the Leesburg center can be scheduled by calling the center at 703-840-1396.

The Patient First Medical Center in Manassas, at 9715 Liberia Avenue, can be reached at 571-229-1797. The Stafford center, at 60 Prosperity Lane, just off Garrisonville Road, can be reached at 540-658-2811. The telephone number for the Alexandria facility is 703-647-6087.

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