STD Testing in Charlottesville, VA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Charlottesville city reports about 182 gonorrhea cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you're considering testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care in Charlottesville city, Virginia, you'll find clinics that may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, as well as private labs that let you pay a flat self-pay price. See your options below.
12 testing options are listed for Charlottesville, VA. The nearest, CVHS Peterson, is about 0.2 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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Quest Diagnostics
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4.9(8)?
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 8 reviews
Address
930 Olympia Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911 2.0 miles away
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Community health center 0.2 miles
CVHS Peterson
4.9(215)?
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 215 reviews
CVHS Peterson in Charlottesville ties STI screening costs directly to income, federally qualified status means no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with fees scaled to what patients actually earn.
Virginia Department of Health in Charlottesville is a public health department where STI testing (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C) runs on a sliding scale with walk-ins welcome, same-visit bacterial treatment, and every service provided at no fee.
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Zero-Cost Care for People Without a Provider
For anyone paying cash, managing a chronic condition without a regular provider, or simply without coverage, the Virginia Department of Health in Charlottesville charges nothing: no fee for testing, treatment, or preventive services. That standing policy applies across the board, from the initial test to the prescription.
Spanish-Language Care Goes Beyond the Waiting Room
Many clinics offer a translated form or a voice on a phone: the Virginia Department of Health in Charlottesville delivers STI care, counseling, and prevention education directly in Spanish. The conversation happens in the exam room, not through a workaround.
PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP Prescribed and Monitored On-Site
PrEP requires ongoing lab monitoring and prescription refills; PEP demands a short, timed course of antiretrovirals; DoxyPEP involves post-exposure doxycycline dosed after specific encounters. The Virginia Department of Health in Charlottesville staffs and manages all three: initiating, adjusting, and following each regimen without sending patients elsewhere.
University of Virginia Children's Hospital in Charlottesville accepts Medicaid, most insurance, and offers sliding-scale fees for STI care: covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, TB, and HIV, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and appointments required. Ryan White funding anchors ongoing HIV care.
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HIV Diagnosis Doesn't End at the Test
Without Ryan White-funded care in place, a positive HIV result often means navigating separate systems (a prescriber, a case manager, a cost barrier) before treatment actually begins. At University of Virginia Children's Hospital in Charlottesville, that gap doesn't open: testing connects directly to ongoing HIV management within the same funded infrastructure.
PrEP and PEP Aren't an Afterthought Here
Many testing-only sites hand off prevention prescribing entirely, leaving patients to source PrEP or PEP separately. University of Virginia Children's Hospital in Charlottesville writes and manages both (PrEP for ongoing prevention, PEP when timing demands it) as part of the same clinical visit where testing happens.
Herpes and Hepatitis on the Standard Panel
University of Virginia Children's Hospital in Charlottesville tests for herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the bacterial and viral basics. Meaning conditions that can go undetected for years have a real chance of being caught and addressed before they compound.
Tests & treatsRyan White HIV careSliding-scalePrEP
Address
1204 West Main Street, Battle Building Charlottesville, VA 22908
Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
0.9 miles
UVA Health
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UVA Health in Charlottesville requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, conventional HIV, and TB testing in a single visit, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections; fees are billed through Medicaid or insurance.
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Prevention Extends to DoxyPEP, Not Just PrEP
Plenty of clinics prescribe PrEP, far fewer extend that commitment to both PEP and DoxyPEP alongside it. UVA Health in Charlottesville carries all three, meaning bacterial STI prevention via doxycycline post-exposure and HIV prevention are managed in the same clinical relationship.
Interpretation Services Tied Directly to Clinical Staff
UVA Health in Charlottesville has interpretation services integrated into care delivery, so conversations about test results, PrEP initiation, or DoxyPEP dosing happen with full language access. Not summarized after the fact.
PrEPDoxyPEP
Address
1221 Lee Street, 1st Floor Charlottesville, VA 22903
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
TB
Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Gay Men
Health Professionals
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Care services
Family Planning
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 1.0 miles
Central Virginia Health Services
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Central Virginia Health Services in Charlottesville covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB on a sliding-scale fee, with free HIV and hepatitis C tests; Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance are accepted, and appointments are required for same-visit bacterial treatment.
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Every Service Carries a Zero Balance
Fee schedules at many clinics leave patients doing math before they've even been seen, weighing what to skip based on what they can afford. At Central Virginia Health Services, every service is provided at no fee, so the full scope of testing and treatment is available without that calculation shaping the visit.
Spanish and Interpretation Built Into Care
Many clinics treat non-English speakers as an edge case, scrambling for ad-hoc solutions once someone is already in the room. Central Virginia Health Services provides Spanish-language care and broader interpretation services as a standing part of how the clinic operates, so the conversation about symptoms, history, and treatment happens with full clarity.
PrEP Prescribed On-Site, Ongoing
Central Virginia Health Services prescribes PrEP directly, meaning patients who test negative for HIV can move immediately into a prevention regimen rather than cycling through separate providers to obtain it.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEP
Address
1101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 1 Charlottesville, VA 22902
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
Black or African American persons
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Care services
Family Planning
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Hepatitis C Treatment
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
TB Prevention/Education
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Medicare Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Free HIV Test
Free Hepatitis C Test
Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
3.1 miles
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
3.7(68)?
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Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in Charlottesville runs appointments for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, and HIV testing, bacterial infections treated the same visit, on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid and most insurance, with Title X confidentiality protections for minors.
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Herpes and Hepatitis B Tested Here Too
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV form the baseline nearly every clinic covers. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic adds herpes and hepatitis B to that lineup, so infections that frequently go undetected for lack of routine testing can actually be named and addressed in the same visit.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed and Monitored On-Site
Both PrEP and PEP are prescribed and followed here, not coordinated elsewhere. PrEP requires ongoing lab monitoring and prescription renewals, all handled by the clinic's own staff, so the medication regimen stays intact without bouncing between providers.
Minors Seen Confidentially Under Title X
Many practices route minor patients through parental consent requirements that create real barriers to care. As a Title X provider, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in Charlottesville is legally bound to offer confidential family planning services to minors. A protection built into the funding, not a policy choice that can be walked back.
Greene Care Clinic in Stanardsville runs entirely on donations, so every service (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing plus STI treatment and prevention education) carries no fee for anyone who walks through the door. Appointments are required.
Carilion Clinic in Waynesboro runs STI care by appointment, so scheduling ahead is the move, and that visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB testing, with bacterial infections treated same-visit and fees adjusted on a sliding scale.
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.
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Charlottesville, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Charlottesville, VA
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Charlottesville city, 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.
University Pathology Associates, PLC
2331 Seminole Lane - Sute 102, Charlottesville, VA 22901
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Charlottesville city.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Charlottesville. 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
Clinicians near Charlottesville, VA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 396 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Charlottesville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 162 offer telehealth.
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Michael Mcclincy, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 250 Merchant Walk Square, Charlottesville
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
Pharmacies near Charlottesville, VA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Charlottesville, VA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Charlottesville, VA.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Charlottesville, 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.
Online treatment
Wisp
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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
STDs & HIV in Charlottesville city: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Charlottesville city, the city that includes Charlottesville, 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.
#26
#26 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 80% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Charlottesville city vs Virginia vs U.S.
Charlottesville cityVirginiaU.S.▲▼ = Charlottesville city vs the state average
Infection
Charlottesville city
Virginia
United States
Chlamydia
544.7245 cases▲ 15%
472.8
492.2
Gonorrhea
182.382 cases▲ 15%
158.3
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
11.15 cases▲ 4%
10.7
15.8
Syphilis (early)
6.73 cases▼ 29%
9.5
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
8.94 cases▼ 44%
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.
Reported STD rates in Charlottesville city over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 0% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Charlottesville city, chlamydia has risen from 429.6 to 544.7 per 100,000 (27%), gonorrhea has risen from 120.3 to 182.3 per 100,000 (52%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.6 to 11.1 per 100,000 (29%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around Charlottesville, VA
Adults uninsured
7.4%
No routine checkup
20%
No transportation
5.8%
Binge drinking
14.4%
Frequent mental distress
14.3%
Depression
21%
Below poverty line
9%
Primary-care ratio
351 : 1
Charlottesville city
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 50.8
Social Vulnerability Index · 57th percentile nationally
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 Charlottesville city.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Charlottesville city (2023)
People living with HIV
413 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
8cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
148 · PnR 7.25
Charlottesville city HIV care continuum (2023)
Charlottesville city recorded 20.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Charlottesville city residents living with HIV, 80.9% are in care · 72.6% 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Charlottesville city tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Preston Avenue cuts through a city where renting is the dominant reality for most residents, and a monthly rent just north of a thousand dollars leaves little margin for discretionary spending on health visits that feel optional until they aren't. That financial texture shapes how people think about the clinics and testing options listed on this page, particularly for the large share of Charlottesville adults in their late teens and twenties who are statistically the most likely to encounter an undiagnosed STI. With fewer than a third of households earning six figures and nearly six in ten residents renting rather than owning, the cost and convenience of screening genuinely matter here.
The city's rental majority skews toward younger, more transient households, the kind where relationship patterns shift more often and annual testing is sensible rather than precautionary. Less than a third of adults are married, and average household sizes run modest, which means many residents navigate health decisions independently rather than through a family support structure that might prompt them along. For people moving along Preston Avenue or Ridge McIntire Road on an ordinary errand, slotting a screening into an existing trip is a straightforward ask.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Charlottesville, VA
Walkability10.36 / 20 · Below average
At 10.36/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Charlottesville generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 22903 snapshot
Residents
39,925
Median age
28.3
Median income
$64,352
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 22903 area around Charlottesville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Charlottesville alone.
Charlottesville sits in Charlottesville city, ZIP 22903. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Market Street Park
Court Square Park
Fralin Museum of Art
The Aviator Statue - James Rogers McConnell
Mount Jefferson
Monticello
Neighborhoods & communities
Vinegar Hill
Starr Hill
Greenfields
Carr's Hill
Willow Heights
Wildwood
Belmont
West View Terrace
Major routes
US 250 BUS (Preston Avenue)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Charlottesville, VA
Just outside Charlottesville? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Charlottesville, VA: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Charlottesville city: 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.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Charlottesville-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Charlottesville 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.
Confidentiality & consent in VirginiaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Virginia, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
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.
