STD Testing in Arlington, VA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Arlington County reports about 173 gonorrhea cases per 100,000 residents. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Arlington County, Virginia, you have options. Community clinics may be free or low-cost, while private labs may offer faster results and flexible scheduling. Check your options below.
12 testing options are listed for Arlington, VA. The nearest, Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care, is about 0.3 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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3.5(143)?
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 from 143 reviews
Address
3833 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 0.4 miles away
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Closest to you 0.3 miles
Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care
4.3(216)?
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 216 reviews
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.
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Herpes and Hepatitis Added to Every Panel
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 Available Across All Appointments
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.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
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
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Care services
STI Treatment
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
0.4 miles
Comprehensive Primary Care
4.3(247)?
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 247 reviews
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.
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Spanish Fluency Staffed Into Clinical Roles
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.
Prevention Prescriptions Beyond the Test Result
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.
Hepatitis C Treatment Runs Through This Practice
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.
Tests & treatsPrEP
Address
3801 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 33 Arlington, VA 22203
Neighborhood Health at Arlington CSB, in Arlington, carries federally qualified health center status: meaning its sliding-scale fees adjust to each patient's income, keeping syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening financially within reach regardless of insurance status.
Arlington County Department of Human Services tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, treating bacterial STIs at the same appointment. All on a sliding scale, with every service carrying no fee, by appointment.
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No Fee Applies to Every Service Here
The no-fee structure at Arlington County Department of Human Services isn't a discount tier or an income-tested waiver, it's the operating model. Every test, every vaccine, every treatment visit, and every counseling session runs at no charge to the patient, funded and staffed to eliminate billing entirely.
Spanish Speakers and Staff Who Work Together
Arlington County Department of Human Services builds language access directly into clinical workflows: Spanish is available on staff, and interpretation services for other languages are coordinated as part of the appointment itself, so the clinical conversation (history, diagnosis, treatment plan) happens in full, not in fragments.
DoxyPEP Is Prescribed Here, Not Forwarded Elsewhere
Most sexual health clinics counsel on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis without the ability to prescribe it on the spot. Arlington County Department of Human Services closes that gap: DoxyPEP is an active part of the prevention toolkit, prescribed and managed at the clinic for eligible patients.
Tests & treatsSliding-scaleDoxyPEP
Address
2100 Washington Boulevard, 2nd Floor Arlington, VA 22204
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
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
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Care services
Family Planning
Mpox Vaccine
TB Treatment
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
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
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Free Mpox Vaccine
Medicaid Accepted
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 1.3 miles
Neighborhood Health Arlington Pediatric Center
3.6(66)?
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Rated 3.6 out of 5 from 66 reviews
A safety-net federally qualified health center about 1 mile from Arlington. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Sliding-scale
Address
3401 Columbia Pike, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22204
Seven Corners Medical Center in Falls Church tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a fee-based sliding scale, with Medicaid and Medicare accepted. Appointments are required, and bacterial infections can be treated the same visit.
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PrEP and PEP Prescribed Without a Referral Elsewhere
Seven Corners carries both PrEP and PEP as standing clinical services: meaning anyone without a primary care provider, or without one who prescribes HIV prevention medications, has a direct path to them here. The clinic handles the initial evaluation, prescribing, and ongoing monitoring without routing that care anywhere else.
Hepatitis C Treatment Runs Entirely Through This Clinic
When hepatitis C is detected at Seven Corners, treatment, typically a direct-acting antiviral regimen, is prescribed and monitored in-house. Clinicians track viral load response across the treatment course rather than handing the case off to a specialist, keeping the prescribing and follow-up under one medical team.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Seven Corners runs herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing as part of its panel. Each requires specific sample collection or serology (herpes via swab or blood antibody testing, hepatitis via targeted blood draws) so the clinical setup here supports the full workup rather than a narrower screen.
NOVA Patient Care in Arlington accepts Medicaid and most insurance, with a fee-based structure for the standard panel (HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) and delivers care in Spanish.
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Hepatitis C Treatment Happens Here, Completely
NOVA Patient Care treats hepatitis C on-site, which means a confirmed diagnosis leads directly into a treatment plan at the same clinic, with no handoff to a separate specialist to get medication started.
PrEP and PEP While Prevention Still Has Time
Many testing clinics screen for HIV and stop there, leaving prevention prescriptions to outside providers. NOVA Patient Care prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, keeping the path from risk assessment to active prevention within a single practice.
Spanish-Language Care Shapes Every Clinical Exchange
Care at NOVA Patient Care is delivered in Spanish, so patients can describe symptoms, ask about treatment options, and work through medication adherence in Spanish. Precision that affects the quality of every clinical decision made.
Neighborhood Health at Martha Custis Drive, in Alexandria, adjusts fees to each patient's income. No one is turned away because of cost. As a federally qualified health center, it offers sliding-scale STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment required.
Sliding-scale
Address
1225 Martha Custis Drive, Apartment C-1, Alexandria, VA 22302
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 Arlington, 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 Arlington, VA
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.
Dominion Fertility and Endocrinology
4040 North Fairfax Drive - Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22203
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Arlington County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Arlington. 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 Arlington, VA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 4,959 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Arlington. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 2,116 offer telehealth.
AC
Angela Chezem, MD
Family medicine · 4600 Langston Boulevard, 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
Pharmacies near Arlington, VA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Arlington, VA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Arlington, 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 Arlington, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Mistr
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Arlington County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Arlington County, the county that includes Arlington, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~34% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#39
#39 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 71% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Arlington County vs Virginia vs U.S.
Arlington CountyVirginiaU.S.▲▼ = Arlington County vs the state average
Infection
Arlington County
Virginia
United States
Chlamydia
444.61,041 cases▼ 6%
472.8
492.2
Gonorrhea
173.4406 cases▲ 10%
158.3
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
1228 cases▲ 12%
10.7
15.8
Syphilis (early)
17.541 cases▲ 84%
9.5
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
15.837 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.
Reported STD rates in Arlington County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 7% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
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
What shapes testing access in and around Arlington, VA
Adults uninsured
5.8%
No routine checkup
26.1%
No transportation
4.9%
Binge drinking
18.5%
Frequent mental distress
14%
Depression
22.2%
Below poverty line
12.8%
Primary-care ratio
1,294 : 1
Arlington County
Primary-care shortage score 13 / 26
Medically Underserved Area
Social Vulnerability Index · 16th 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 Arlington County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Arlington County (2023)
People living with HIV
599 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
28cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
26.8%
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.
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 Arlington County 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 →
Fairfax Drive cuts through the heart of Arlington past the cluster of offices and apartment buildings near Virginia Square, and it's along corridors like this that the county's household character becomes visible: most residents here rent rather than own, with typical monthly costs that leave limited room for anything that feels optional. Health decisions, including routine screening, get filtered through that same calculus, especially in households where two or three people are sharing both space and budgets. That financial picture is more layered than it first appears. Nearly six in ten households clear six figures, yet the majority still rent at close to two thousand dollars a month, which means discretionary spending gets scrutinized even when incomes look comfortable on paper.
For younger adults in their late twenties and early thirties, who make up a substantial share of Arlington's renters and are precisely the people for whom regular STI screening carries the most clinical weight, the question is rarely whether to bother but whether the timing and cost feel manageable on a given paycheck. Arlington's labor-force participation is exceptionally high, which means most residents are working full schedules, often with long commutes into Washington. Arlington County's STI figures reflect a sexually active, transient, and professionally mobile population, and for someone living near Ballston or along North Glebe Road, staying current with screening is simply what keeping pace with that profile looks like.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Arlington, VA
Walkability14.16 / 20 · Above average
Arlington scores 14.16/20 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.
Arlington sits in Arlington County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Civil War Unknowns Monument
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame
Arlington Ridge Park
Netherlands Carillon
United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Neighborhoods & communities
Ashton Heights
Virginia Square
Buckingham
Clarendon
Ballston
Lyon Park
Brandon Village
Arlington Heights
Major routes
VA 237 (Fairfax Drive)
VA 120 (North Glebe Road)
Wilson Boulevard
North Randolph Street
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Arlington, VA
Just outside Arlington? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Arlington, VA: screening, costs & privacy
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.
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 an Arlington-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 Arlington 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.