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. 2020 Dec 16;11(5):825–838. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1719179

Table 4. Test processing prioritization grid as of June 30, 2020.

Priority 1 = highest Patient location category
High risk: ICU, inpatient, skilled nursing facility, nursing home Medium risk: emergency department, urgent care Low risk: connect care, drive through collection sites
Exposure Category High risk:
• Close contact with confirmed case of COVID-19
• Travel to high-risk geographic area within 14 days of symptom onset
• Symptomatic healthcare worker with high-risk exposure
• Special populations
Priority 2 Priority 4 Priority 5
Medium risk:
• Close contact with person under investigation for COVID-19
Priority 3 Priority 6 Priority 8
Low risk:
• No known exposure or epidemiologic risk
Priority 9
Priority 1 (highest) patients (rapid test with 2 to 4 hour turnaround time) includes symptomatic hospitalized patients, symptomatic labor and delivery patients, all pre-term labor (<37 weeks) labor and delivery patients, all pre-transplant patients and any asymptomatic emergency department patients from high-density residences.
Priority 2 patients also includes symptomatic health care workers.
Preprocedural screenings and repeat tests given the lowest priority.