Walk in for a COVID test in Davie or Plantation seven days a week — no appointment. The rapid antigen test is run on site and read during your visit. A PCR sample goes to the reference laboratory when a more sensitive or documented result is needed. COVID-19, influenza and RSV cannot be told apart by symptoms, so all three can be tested from the same visit — usually the only way to know which one you have.
COVID test in Davie and Plantation — walk in, no appointment
Both clinics test every day they are open. Davie is at 5149 S University Drive, just off I-595; Plantation is at 10199 Cleary Boulevard, Suite 10. You can walk in, or hold your place online before you leave home. Tell the front desk if you need a documented result for work or travel, so the right test is collected the first time.
Which test, and when each one helps
- Rapid antigen — a nasal swab, read during the visit. Most useful in the first days of symptoms, when viral levels are highest.
- PCR (send-out) — more sensitive, and the better choice when symptoms are convincing but a rapid test was negative, or when a documented result is required. Results come back in one to three days.
- Influenza A and B, and RSV — rapid tests, run from the same visit. See flu testing and RSV testing.
PCR test near you — when the send-out PCR is the right test
A PCR (RT-PCR) test detects the virus’s genetic material and picks up lower levels of virus than an antigen test. Ask for it when you have symptoms and a negative rapid result, or when you were exposed and want the most sensitive answer. It is also the test employers, schools, surgeons and destinations mean when they require a laboratory PCR result. The swab is collected at either clinic during a walk-in visit and sent to the reference laboratory; the report comes back in one to three days and can be sent to you electronically.
Travel rules change by country and airline. If you need a “fit to fly” result, check the destination’s current requirement first: which test, how many hours before departure, and what the report must show. Then tell the front desk before the swab. The laboratory report carries your name, date of birth, the test type and the collection time.
What a negative rapid test does and does not tell you
A negative rapid antigen test taken very early in an illness does not rule COVID-19 out. If your symptoms fit and the test is negative, the sensible options are repeating it after a day or two, or sending a PCR — and which of those makes sense depends on why you need to know. Someone who lives with a vulnerable person, or who needs documentation, is in a different position from someone who simply wants to know whether to rest. The provider will tell you which situation you are in rather than leaving you to decide from a single line on a cassette.
When to be seen rather than just tested
Testing answers what you have. An examination answers what to do about it. Come in to be seen — not only swabbed — if you are short of breath, if a chest symptom is getting worse rather than better, if you are pregnant, over 65, or living with a heart, lung or immune condition, if symptoms improved and then turned again, or if you cannot keep fluids down. Chest imaging and blood work are on site at both clinics, and IV fluids are available where dehydration warrants them.
Treatment, and being honest about it
Most people with COVID-19 recover with rest, fluids and symptom relief. Antiviral treatment exists and is time-critical when it is appropriate, but it is not right for everyone — eligibility depends on risk factors, how long you have had symptoms, and what else you take, because the interactions matter. A provider will tell you whether it applies to you and, if it does, act on it in the same visit. What this page will not do is promise a treatment before anyone has examined you.
Looking for the COVID-19 shot instead of a test?
Many people reach this page looking for the vaccine. UrgentMed does not stock the COVID-19 vaccine at either clinic. Retail pharmacies in Davie and Plantation and the Florida Department of Health in Broward County offer it, and vaccines.gov lists locations by ZIP code. Our vaccines page lists the vaccines the clinics do keep — tetanus, hepatitis B, MMR, varicella, polio and the seasonal flu shot — and will say so if the COVID-19 vaccine is stocked again.
Where current guidance comes from
Recommendations on isolation, who should be treated and who should be vaccinated are set by the CDC and change over time, so this page does not restate them. Check cdc.gov or ask your physician for the current guidance. At your visit, ask the provider what it means for your situation.
When to go to the emergency room instead
- Difficulty breathing, or breathlessness at rest.
- Chest pain or pressure that does not ease.
- Confusion, or unusual difficulty waking.
- Bluish lips or face.
- Inability to keep fluids down, with little or no urine.
Walk in at either Broward clinic
Both clinics are open seven days a week — Davie at 5149 S University Drive (Renaissance Plaza, just off I-595) and Plantation at 10199 Cleary Boulevard, Suite 10. Both serve Davie, Plantation, Cooper City, Weston, Sunrise, Southwest Ranches, Pembroke Pines and the surrounding Broward County communities. Hours, maps and parking.
Insurance and self-pay
COVID-19 testing is billed to most major insurance plans as part of the visit; self-pay pricing for the visit and the test is quoted at the front desk before you are seen. A send-out PCR is a separate laboratory charge — ask for the quote up front if you need one for work or travel.
Sources: CDC — Testing for COVID-19