Swab test for COVID-19 in Italy
Need a swab test to travel from Italy? Find and book an appointment at a testing location near you in a minute
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Need a swab test to travel from Italy? Find and book an appointment at a testing location near you in a minute
In partnership with
*using our referral code
PCR / molecular swab test
COVID rapid test
Find a lab in the list below. If a link "book online" is available, use it to set an appointment, or call/email the lab.
Save a copy of the referral code coupon on your phone to benefit from the discounted fees. Remember to show it the day of the test.
Once at the testing site show the DoctorsinItaly referral code coupon. Pay the discounted fee and get your swab test done.
Within 48 hours* you'll be able to download your results from a secure website provided by the lab, using the codes handed to you at the testing site.
*Average turnaround time is 24-48 hours, but delays can occur
Benefit from our agreed upon fees at more than 250 labs throughout Italy, in partnership with Lifebrain.
Use our referral code to get a PCR swab test at €55** or a rapid test at €22.
Show the referral code to the lab at checkout to get the reduced fee.
**COVID-19 test price can reach 110 euros without the referral discount!
Here are only some of the Lifebrain locations where you can get tested for COVID-19.
Make sure to save our referral coupon to pay less and receive your results in English*.
*Average turnaround time is 24-48 hours, but delays can occur
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Alessandria?
Labo Alessandria – La Casa Della Salute
Via Bonardi, 25, 15121 Alessandria (AL)
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 0109 64183
Email: covid19.piemonte@lifebrain.it
Laboratorio Analisi Prosalute
Via Salvo D’Acquisto, 108, 15011 Acqui Terme (AL)
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 0144 57856
Laboratorio Analisi Labo
Via Giosuè Carducci, 13, 15076 Ovada (AL)
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 0143 1434154
Centro Prelievi Cosmolab Tortona
Corso Repubblica, 34, 15057 Tortona (AL)
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 013 1867035
Centro Prelievi Cosmolab Valenza
Via Del Castagnone 28/A, 15048 Valenza (AL)
Only Tuesday and Saturday
Phone: +39 0131/920706
Email: covid19.piemonte@lifebrain.it
Where can I get a COVID-19 test on the Amalfi Coast?
Lamberti Minori
Via Maggiore Garofalo 14, 84010 Minori (SA)
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 0898 541521
Email: laboratorio.lamberti@lifebrain.it
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Arezzo?
LB Toscana
Via Molinara, 33, 52100 Arezzo (AR)
Only Monday to Friday
Phone: +39 0575 1485219
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Brescia?
STEM LB LOMBARDIA
Via Rodi, 49, 25124 Brescia (BS)
Open on Saturday and Sunday
Phone: +39 0302 425431
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Cinque Terre?
Farmacia Zoppi
Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 106/108, 19015 Levanto (SP)
Open from Monday to Saturday (From June 1st to September 30th open everyday)
Phone: +39 018 7808672 / +39 345 318 5755
Email: farmacia.zoppi@virgilio.it
Note: our coupon is not accepted at this pharmacy. Appointment is recommended.
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Florence?
Poliambulatorio UMA
Viale Mazzini, 16, 50132 Firenze (FI)
Only Monday to Friday
Phone: +39 0552 42642
Email: laboratoriouma@lifebrain.it
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Genoa?
Centro Prelievi Analyst Custo
Via Giovanni Battista Custo, 14R, 16162 Genova (GE)
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 0107 455198
Email: covid19.liguria@lifebrain.it
Laboratorio Analyst
Via Pieve Di Cadore, 12/Br, 16164 Genova (GE)
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 0107 856908
Email: covid19.liguria@lifebrain.it
BIOTEST GENOVA
Via Maragliano 3/1, 16121 Genova (GE)
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 0105 87088
Email: covid19.liguria@lifebrain.it
EMOLAB – Multiple locations
Via Monte Zovetto, 9/2, 16145 Genova (GE)
Via G.B. Monti, 109 R, 16151 Genova (GE)
Via Cantore, 31/D R, 16149 Genova (GE)
Only Monday to Friday
Email: covid19.liguria@lifebrain.it
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Lecce?
Laboratorio Analisi Pignatelli
Via Martiri D’Otranto, 2, 73100 Lecce (LE)
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 0832 243416
Email: laboratoriopignatelli@lifebrain.it
Walk-in only, no appointments accepted
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Livorno?
Centro Analisi CS Cipriani
Scali Manzoni N. 33, 57126 Livorno (LI)
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 0586 899285
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Mantova?
GAMMA MANTOVA
Via Altobelli, 3, 46100 Mantova (MN)
Open on Saturday and Sunday
Phone: +39 0376 229787
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Milan?
DoctorsinItaly Lambrate***
Via S. Faustino, 36, 20134 Milano MI
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 02 21079969
In-office fees:
€15 rapid test
€84 PCR test
At home/hotel test:
€45 rapid test
€130 PCR test
***This location doesn’t accept the referral code, see fees above
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Naples?
Analisi Cliniche Cangiano
Via Benedetto Cariteo, 59, 80125 Napoli (NA)
Open on Saturday
Analisi Cliniche Castaldo
Via Acate 74, 80124 Napoli (NA)
Open on Saturday and Sunday
Analisi Cliniche Pane
Via Cesare Rosaroll 31, 80139 Napoli (NA)
Open on Saturday
Lifebrain Laboratorio Analisi Semeios
Via Tino di Camaino, 6, 80128 Napoli (NA)
Open on Saturday and Sunday
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Padua?
Centro Medico Valentini
Piazzetta Conciapelli, 20, 35137 Padova (PD)
Open on Saturday
Laboratorio di Analisi Cliniche Monselice Veneto
Via Cà Oddo, 17/a, 35043 Monselice (PD)
Open on Saturday
Centro Biomedico Termale Abano Terme
Via A. Volta, 51, 35031 Abano Terme (PD)
Open on Saturday
Centro Biomedico Termale Montegrotto
Largo Traiano, 20, 32121 Montegrotto (PD)
Only Tuesday to Friday
SELAB
Via G. Marconi, 30, 35017 Piombino Dese (PD)
Open on Saturday
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Poggibonsi – Tuscany?
Centro Analisi Labor Service
Piazza Industria, 2/A, 53036 Poggibonsi (SI)
Open on Saturday
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Positano or Sorrento?
Lamberti Minori
Via Maggiore Garofalo 14, 84010 Minori (SA)
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 0898 541521
Email: laboratorio.lamberti@lifebrain.it
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Recco / Portofino?
Laboratorio Biotest Genova
Via Vastato, 44/1, 16036 Recco (GE)
Open on Saturday
Phone: +39 0185 720277
Email: covid19.liguria@lifebrain.it
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Rome?
Lifebrain Prati
Via Luigi Rizzo, 96, 00136 Roma (RM)
Open on Saturday
Lifebrain Appia Nuova
Via Appia Nuova, 637, 00179 Roma (RM)
Open Monday to Friday (also in the afternoon)
Lifebrain Gianicolense
Viale Dei Colli Portuensi, 547, 00151 Roma (RM)
Open on Saturday
Lifebrain Giarnieri – Rome Center
Via Po, 43, 00198 Rome (RM)
Open on Saturday
Lifebrain Olgiata
Via Anton Giulio Bragaglia, 78 E/F, 00123 Rome (RM)
Only Monday to Friday
Lifebrain Lazio – Fiumicino Giuseppe Bignami
Via Giuseppe Bignami, 47/49, 00054 Fiumicino (RM)
Open on Saturday
Where can I get a COVID-19 PCR test in Sardegna?
Lifebrain TRC
Via Gabriele D’Annunzio, 21, 07026 Olbia (OT)
Only Monday to Friday
Lifebrain LAO
Via Galvani, Palazzina 4 07026 Olbia (OT)
Open on Saturday
Lifebrain Nuoro
Via S. Francesco, 5, 08100 Nuoro (NU)
Open on Saturday
Lifebrain Lab Nord
Via John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 50, 07100 Sassari (SS)
Open on Saturday
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Trento?
Centro Adige Maggio
Via XXIV Maggio 2/3 38122 Trento (TN)
Only Monday to Friday
Phone: +39 0461-220078 or +39 0461-220077
Email: laboratorioadige@lifebrain.it
Analisi Cliniche Trento Trentino Alto Adige
Via Gazzoletti, 15, 38122 Trento (TN)
Only Monday to Friday
Phone: +39 0461 220077
Email: laboratorioadige@lifebrain.it
Where can I get a COVID-19 test near Treviso?
SELAB
Piazza Europa Unita, 75, 31033 Castelfranco Veneto (TV)
Open on Saturday
Lifebrain Sirio Cordignano
Via Roma 11, 31016 Cordignano (TV)
Open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Lifebrain Fleming Mogliano
Via Ronzinella, 162, 31021 Mogliano Veneto (TV)
Open on Saturday
SIRIO San Vendemiano
Via Venezia 59, 31020 San Vendemiano (TV)
Open on Saturday
Where can I get a COVID-19 test in Venice?
Laboratorio Fleming Mestre
Viale Garibaldi 50/C, 30137 Venezia (VE)
Open on Saturday
Centro Analisi Fleming Quarto D’Altino
Via Roma, 93C, 30020 Quarto D’altino (VE)
Open on Saturday
DoctorsinItaly clients can get Covid testing nationwide at health centers and select labs of the Lifebrain labs chain. We are expanding our network of affiliated COVID-19 testing sites in collaboration with different lab chains in Italy. The list above includes only a handful of all available labs. Additional testing sites may be available in your area.
For immediate testing needs, such as presence of symptoms, risk of exposure, or other health concerns, contact your local department of health.
You will be asked to bring:
Even if you are not in possession of the Italian Health Card (i.e. not registered with the National Health System), you can get a EU Digital Covid Certificate (EUDCC) after your COVID swab test reads negative. Make sure the lab provides you with one of this codes:
– CUN – national unique code for molecular swabs (e.g. CUN-1A2B3C4D5E)
– NRFE – electronic report number of the rapid antigen swab
Visit this page and fill out the form with your data to retrieve your Digital Covid Certificate.
If you didn’t receive your CUN or NRFE code at the lab you will still get an AUTH code via email with full instructions about how to retrieve your Covid Certificate. The AUTH code usually is sent from this email address: noreply.digitalcovidcertificate@sogei.it.
If you need any technical assistance you can call the toll free number 800.91.24.91, available everyday from 8 a.m to 8 p.m or via email at cittadini@dgc.gov.it
The so called “swab test”, may refer to a RT-PCR test looking for viral RNA (also called molecular test), or to a rapid antigenic swab. Both are performed on a nose/throat swab sample but one is a molecular test (detects virus’s genetic material) while the other is not (it only looks for particular virus proteins).
Both tests are used to detect the presence of an infection, and can only detect the virus during the infection. This means these tests cannot detect whether a person was infected and then subsequently recovered. If you have flu-like symptoms or signs of a respiratory infection, these are the tests you need to get to diagnose if you have Covid-19 or not.
The PCR swab test transcribes and replicates RNA traces present in a biological sample, allowing to detect the virus even when the viral load is low. This test can be used on people who have signs of infection, and on those who have no symptoms at all.
The antigen swab test is faster than the PCR swab (15 – 30 minutes) and positive results are usually accurate, but negative results may need to be confirmed with a RT-PCR test.
On January 8th, 2021, the Italian Ministry of Health has recognized the validity of the latest generation of rapid antigenic tests (immunofluorescence with microfluidic reading) which have shown results that are comparable to PCR swabs, especially if used within the first week of infection.
The blood test for Covid-19 is used to identify a person who has been exposed to the virus and has developed specific antibodies.
There are 2 types of tests: qualitative and quantitative. Initially most labs use the qualitative one, which just informs about presence or absence of antibodies. Amidst Coronavirus emergency, qualitative test is simpler, faster and allows to take the correct actions. At the end of the emergency, if it will be very likely more useful to switch to a quantitative test, which measures the exact concentration of IgG in the blood.
This type of test for coronavirus is currently available at some private labs and it can be done by anyone who requests it.
This test is not useful for acute cases, such as patients who have developed symptoms, nor it can be used to rule out an infection. If you have been sneezing and can’t get tested through the official health centres, this test won’t help you either.
Serology tests are blood-based tests that can be used to identify whether people have been exposed to a particular pathogen by looking at their immune response and identifying specific antibodies. They all focus on proteins made by your immune system in response to an infection. The immune system keeps you healthy by producing antibodies, particles that destroy foreign invaders, such as viruses, by attaching to the antigens and deactivating them.
If your blood contains antibodies that are specific to Covid-19, it means that your system has responded to its presence, thus you have been in contact with the virus.
Serology testing for SARS-CoV-2 is at increased demand in order to better quantify the number of cases of COVID-19, including those that may be asymptomatic or have recovered, and inform public health policies.
The rapid tests for Covid-19, used to find IgM and IgG antibodies, can verify that a person has been infected, but it cannot confirm what is their current status.
Specifically, a positive serology test for coronavirus would confirm the presence of specific antibodies, showing that the subject has been infected. However, this is not sufficient to understand if the person is still infected and contagious, or if they have overcome the disease and are no longer contagious.
A negative result, on the other hand, is even more uncertain: it may mean that the person is healthy and has not been in contact with the virus, or it could mean that the person is currently infected, but has not yet developed a detectable quantity of antibodies.
For this reason, serology tests cannot substitute the swab test used for diagnosing an ongoing infection and they cannot be used on subjects with symptoms to identify their status.
So why are these tests even done, you may ask.
From the perspective of public health authorities, policymakers, and researchers, it makes a lot of sense to get a more accurate estimate of how many people have been infected with Covid-19.
Additionally, if herd immunity were to be possible this kind of test could prove very useful to detect all those who have the antibodies and can be considered immune.
A word of caution is in order here: it’s still unclear for how long might immunity to the coronavirus last.
Another shortcoming of the serology test is that it may show false positive results due to cross-reaction to similar viral strains, such as other common types of coronavirus. A person may result positive and be considered immune, while having actually had a different type of infection.