Arlington recorded syphilis cases about 24% lower than the national average. If you're in Buckingham, Virginia, and considering testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care, you can weigh public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits based on cost, speed, and convenience. Your options are listed below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Buckingham, VA. The nearest, Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care, is about 0.4 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care in Arlington tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a fee or insurance basis, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and no appointment required.
The clinic runs herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core bacterial and viral panel, so a single visit surfaces conditions that a narrower screen would leave unexamined. Giving you a more complete picture without scheduling a second appointment elsewhere.
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages at Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care in Arlington, which means symptoms, test results, and next steps can be communicated accurately. Reducing the chance that a language gap turns into a care gap.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Comprehensive Primary Care in Arlington is a full-scope primary care practice, which means STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid and conventional HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) sits inside longitudinal medical care, on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit bacterial treatment, by appointment, with Spanish-language services.
Spanish-language care at Comprehensive Primary Care is staffed into the clinical workflow itself: providers and staff carry conversations about medication adherence counseling, PrEP regimens, and STI treatment in Spanish through each appointment, not as an add-on arranged around a visit.
Many testing-only sites hand off prevention prescribing entirely. Comprehensive Primary Care writes and manages both PrEP and PEP in-house, meaning the assessment, the prescription, and the ongoing monitoring happen within the same practice rather than being handed to a separate provider.
Comprehensive Primary Care prescribes and monitors hepatitis C antiviral treatment directly, sustained virologic response tracking and the full treatment course are managed within the practice, so a positive hepatitis C antibody followed by confirmatory RNA testing leads to a treatment plan, not a specialist queue.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net federally qualified health center about 1 mile from Buckingham. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Buckingham, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome (opens in a new tab) program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
$79 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Arlington County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
4040 North Fairfax Drive - Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22203
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
611 South Carlin Springs Road - Suite 406, Arlington, VA 22204
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Buckingham. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 4,961 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Buckingham. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 2,118 offer telehealth.
Neha Chavali, MD Telehealth
OB-GYN · 4102 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington
Angela Chezem, MD
Family medicine · 4600 Langston Boulevard, Arlington
Vlastimil Smetka, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 3710 Langston Boulevard, Arlington
Lillian Hunt, MD
Internal medicine · 4501 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington
Gabriel Oboite, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 900 North Taylor Street, Arlington
Lily Dastmalchi, DO
Internal medicine · 3833 Fairfax Drive, Arlington
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
No pharmacy near Buckingham, VA publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
0.9 mi Harris Teeter Pharmacy #09700371
1.0 miArlington Pharmacy
1.2 miJoule Pharmacy Group
1.3 mi
1.3 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Buckingham, VA.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Buckingham, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
How reported STI rates in Arlington County, the county that includes Buckingham, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~40% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#39 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 71% of the state
| Infection | Arlington County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 444.6 1,041 cases ▼ 6% | 472.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 173.4 406 cases ▲ 10% | 158.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 12 28 cases ▲ 12% | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 17.5 41 cases ▲ 84% | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 15.8 37 cases ≈ the state average | 15.8 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Arlington County, chlamydia has risen from 330.2 to 444.6 per 100,000 (35%), gonorrhea has risen from 95.1 to 173.4 per 100,000 (82%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 17.6 to 12 per 100,000 (32%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Arlington County.
Local HIV snapshot
Arlington County HIV care continuum (2023)
Arlington County recorded 13.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Arlington County residents living with HIV, 56% are in care · 51.5% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Arlington County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Brandon Village hums with the particular rhythm of a neighborhood where most residents are renters navigating $2,300-a-month leases. People whose schedules are shaped by employers, not equity. That reality matters for sexual health: with nearly seven in ten Buckingham residents renting rather than owning, and households averaging fewer than two people, this is a community of largely independent adults, many of them younger and unpartnered, moving through relationships and careers at the same time.
That demographic texture, a high labor-force participation rate alongside a meaningful slice of residents who are unemployed or between positions, means that for people in their late teens and twenties, a testing appointment competes with work shifts, commutes along Arlington Boulevard, and budgets already stretched by some of the steepest rents in the region. Fewer than one in four adults here is married, which reflects a population that is, by design or circumstance, more likely to be actively dating. Ashton Heights and the corridors near VA 120 put clinics within reach without a car trip or parking search, the options listed on this page include choices that fit a lunch break or an errand run on North Randolph Street, no special planning required.
Getting there
Buckingham scores 14.5/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 22203 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 22203 area around Buckingham: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Buckingham alone.
Buckingham sits in Arlington County, ZIP 22203. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Buckingham? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Arlington County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Virginia law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
| Group | Tests | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone aged 13–64 | HIV | At least once |
| Sexually active women under 25 | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Women 25+ with new or multiple partners | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Pregnant people | HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia | Early in pregnancy |
| Gay & bisexual men (MSM) | Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV | Every 3–6 months |
| Anyone who shares injection equipment | HIV, hepatitis B & C | At least yearly |
| All adults at least once | Hepatitis C | At least once |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Buckingham-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Buckingham often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
| Test | Reference price | CPT / HCPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87491 |
| Gonorrhea (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87591 |
| Trichomoniasis (NAAT) | $47.76 | 87661 |
| HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody | $26.87 | 87389 |
| HIV-1/2 antibody | $22.44 | 86703 |
| Syphilis (RPR/VDRL) | $5.61 | 86592 |
| Syphilis (treponemal antibody) | $17.49 | 86780 |
| Herpes (HSV NAAT) | $47.76 | 87529 |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen | $15.33 | 87340 |
| Hepatitis C antibody | $29.16 | 86803 |
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Two things that actually depend on Virginia law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
In Virginia, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Virginia permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in VirginiaSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
There are 7 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Arlington County reported ~445 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Virginia average.
In Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
Yes, site matters; oral/anal exposure needs a throat or rectal swab, which urine testing won't catch.
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