Legal analysis: The cost of nucleic acid testing cannot be reimbursed by medical insurance. However, if you participate in the urban employee basic medical insurance and are tested at a medical insurance designated hospital, and the balance of your medical insurance personal account is sufficient, you can pay for the nucleic acid testing by swiping your medical insurance card.

However, you have to bear the registration fee yourself.

If you are a participant in the urban and rural residents' medical insurance or have insufficient balance in your personal medical insurance account, you cannot swipe your medical insurance card for the test and have to pay out of your own pocket.

Please note that if the nucleic acid test is performed in an area that is not covered by medical insurance, the cost of the nucleic acid test cannot be paid with a medical insurance card.

Legal basis: Article 2 of the "Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China" The state establishes basic pension insurance, basic medical insurance, work-related injury insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and other social insurance systems to protect citizens in the event of old age, illness, work-related injury,

The right to obtain material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in cases of unemployment, childbirth, etc.

Article 26 The treatment standards of basic medical insurance for employees, new rural cooperative medical insurance and basic medical insurance for urban residents shall be implemented in accordance with national regulations.

Article 28 Medical expenses that comply with the basic medical insurance drug catalog, diagnosis and treatment items, medical service facility standards, and emergency and rescue expenses shall be paid from the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with national regulations.