SelfCheck® Nasal Swabbing Kit
Getting Started
Cleveland Clinic’s SelfCheck® Nasal Swabbing Kit is designed to allow you to conveniently collect a nasal sample to be tested for the novel 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19).
Please note: At this time, the SelfCheck® Nasal Swabbing Kit is only available for patients in Northeast Ohio who have a provider's order. Check with your provider for more information.
How SelfCheck Works
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1. Check With Your Provider
Check with your healthcare provider if you can use SelfCheck. If so, they will place an order for a SelfCheck kit that you can pick up at a Cleveland Clinic Pharmacy.
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2. Confirm Information on Your Kit
When you get your kit, make sure your name and date of birth are correct on the tube’s label.
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3. Collect Your Sample
Collect your sample by swabbing both nostrils with the same swab. (Refer to the instruction sheet included with your kit or the instructions PDF for step-by-step directions.)
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4. Prepare Your Sample for the Lab
Break off the tip of the swab into the tube. Tightly screw the cap on, then place the tube into the biohazard bag. Place the biohazard bag and test order into the SelfCheck return envelope.
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5. Return Your Kit
Return your kit on the same day you collected it to a SelfCheck Kit Drop-Box at a Cleveland Clinic Express Care Clinic or Pharmacy near you.
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6. Check Your Results in MyChart
Your results will be available to you on MyChart within 72 hours after you drop off your kit.
You can access full, detailed instructions in our list of Frequently Asked Questions or refer to the instruction sheet that’s included in your kit.
Additional Information for Patients and Medical Providers
- This product has not been FDA cleared or approved, but has been authorized for emergency use by FDA under an EUA for use by authorized laboratories.
- When used with SelfCheck cobas SARS-CoV-2 + Flu Assay: This product has been authorized only for the detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and/or influenza B, not for any other viruses or pathogens.
- When used with SelfCheck cobas SARS-CoV-2 Assay: This product has been authorized only for the detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2; not for any other viruses or pathogens.
- The emergency use of this product is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of COVID-19 under Section 564(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the declaration is terminated or authorization is revoked sooner. Updated 01/25/21.
