Check the Expiration Date for Your At-Home COVID-19 Test

The FDA may have extended the expiration date of your at-home COVID-19 test. Find out if your test has a new expiration date. 

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How To Check Your Test

  • 1

    Find the expiration date on the box.

    Expiration date highlighted on a COVID-19 test
    Example expiration date. (Your test may look different.)

    Check the box for the "Expiration" or "Use By" date. Some boxes use a drawing of an hourglass for the expiration date.

    If the date is in the future, the test hasn't expired and is fine to use.

    If the date has already passed, continue these steps to see if the expiration date has been extended by the FDA.

  • 2

    Find the lot number on the box.

    Expiration date highlighted on a COVID-19 test
    Example lot number. (Your test may look different.)

    The lot number is printed near the expiration date, and may be a combination of letters and numbers. You'll need it for the next step.

  • 3

    Find your test and look up the expiration date and lot number.

    Look up your lot number by clicking your brand of test below. You'll be taken directly to the FDA's information on that brand.

    Some tips:

    1. It's often easier to look for the printed expiration date first, then the lot number. (The documents linked here can be quite long.)
    2. However, finding the lot number is most important. If your test's lot number appears, trust the extended expiration date, even if the printed expiration date doesn't match yours.
    3. If your test's lot number doesn't appear, the test's expiration date may not have been extended. Throw it away.
    Brand Lot Number Lookup

     
    QuickVue

    QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test (Quidel Corporation)

    Find your expiration date and lot number

     
    Inteliswab

    InteliSwab COVID-19 Rapid Test (OraSure Technologies, Inc.)

    Find your expiration date and lot number

     
    iHealth

    iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test

    Find your lot number

     
    Osang OHC

    OHC COVID-19 Antigen Self Test (Osang LLC)

    Find your expiration date and lot number

     
    On/Go One

    On/Go One Antigen Self Test

    (This test is manufactured by ACON Laboratories under the name "Flowflex.")

    Find your expiration date and lot number

    Note: The lot numbers shown in this document are ranges — it can be very easy to miss yours! Check carefully.

     
    AccessBio CareStart

    AccessBio CareStart Antigen Self Test

    Find your expiration date and lot number

    Can't find your test?  This is not a complete list, and many other brands of tests have had their expiration dates extended. Check the FDA's complete list.