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Mpox At-Home Test Collection Kit

Delivering access, convenience, and privacy through an At Home Collection option

On April 10, 2024 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Labcorp’s Mpox PCR Test Home Collection Kit to aid in the diagnosis of infection with non-variola Orthopoxvirus

The test is the first Mpox at-home collection kit authorized by FDA and is available for physicians to order for patients 18 years of age or older who are suspected of Mpox infection.

Benefits

For Health Care Providers

  • Trusted testing using an FDA Emergency Use Authorized PCR swab collection
  • Seamless order through existing Labcorp account via Labcorp Link™
  • Turnkey delivery of specimen collection kit to patients at their home
  • Simple collection and shipment of patient sample

For Patients

  • Easy-to-follow collection and return shipping instructions 
  • Convenience of collection in the privacy of their home
  • Results delivered in Labcorp Patient app (when registered)

Kit Ordering and Collection Process: 

Physicians can order a test through Labcorp's provider interface platform (Labcorp Link) for patients they suspect may be infected with the virus. Labcorp will send the test kit directly to patients for at-home collection. The kit includes detailed instructions for patients on correctly collecting a lesion swab, securing the sample in the provided collection tube, and preparing the package for return to an authorized laboratory for analysis.

  • Testing Methodology: Testing of specimens collected using the test kit will employ PCR (polymerase chain reaction) technology and will be conducted in authorized laboratories designated by Labcorp and certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)
  • Results: Results are electronically delivered to the prescribing physician and made available to the patient in Labcorp's patient portal at patient.labcorp.com
  • Turnaround Time: Providers and patients can expect a result from Labcorp within 3-4 days upon receipt of the specimen at the lab.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Patients’ results will be sent to their ordering healthcare providers and available to patients through our secure Labcorp Patient™ Portal.

  • Labcorp LINK™, which is both our ordering platform for this test, as well as the provider portal for results, resource guides, etc.

  • Turnaround time from the date of order to results available is typically less than 1 week.

  • Please call our customer service line 1-800-833-3935 for a possible replacement kit if you kit is damaged in transit or through any other error.