While Montgomery's chlamydia rate is about 32% lower than the US average, there are still good reasons to test if you've had a recent risk or just test regularly in Blacksburg, Virginia. Community and public clinics usually provide low-cost or free options, while private labs may offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Explore your options in the listing below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Blacksburg, VA. The nearest, Carilion Clinic, is about 1.0 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.
Carilion Clinic in Blacksburg schedules appointments for STI care, so the visit is organized around you: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB testing, with bacterial infections treated the same day on a sliding-scale fee.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Montgomery in Christiansburg meets federal qualification standards that tie its STI screening directly to an income-based sliding-scale fee structure. Walk-in patients can access testing for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs adjusted to household income so financial barriers don't determine who gets screened.
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A safety-net federally qualified health center about 7 miles from Blacksburg. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Montgomery Clinic in Christiansburg welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment, making same-day STI care straightforward. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fees, so a single visit covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening costs what your income allows.
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Virginia Department of Health in Christiansburg offers free HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and herpes testing on a sliding-scale model, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, TB testing and treatment, and HPV and mpox vaccines. All by appointment.
When cost sits between a person and follow-through, an untreated bacterial infection quietly continues. At Virginia Department of Health in Christiansburg, the fee is eliminated across the board (testing, STI treatment, vaccines, and prevention services alike) so nothing on the billing side interrupts care that's already been scheduled.
Virginia Department of Health in Christiansburg makes interpretation available across its full range of services, from testing to PrEP counseling to medication adherence education. That standing capability means a patient managing a treatment plan or asking detailed questions about DoxyPEP gets the same depth of conversation regardless of language.
Virginia Department of Health in Christiansburg prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP directly, which means someone weighing their prevention options walks away with a prescription and medication education rather than a second stop elsewhere to fill the gap.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Pulaski/Radford Clinic in Dublin welcomes walk-ins without an appointment, making same-day STI screening straightforward. Federally qualified standing ties fees to a sliding income scale, so cost adjusts to what patients actually earn. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
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Giles Clinic in Pearisburg welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment, making same-day STI screening straightforward. Federally qualified status anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing together.
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Monroe Health Center in Peterstown runs on sliding-scale fees with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, appointment required, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and HPV and hepatitis A vaccines on-site. Spanish-language care is available.
Plenty of clinics accommodate Spanish speakers through workarounds that keep a layer between patient and provider. At Monroe Health Center, care is delivered in Spanish directly (the clinical conversation, the counseling, the follow-up) without a third voice in the room shaping what gets said.
Monroe Health Center tests for hepatitis B and hepatitis C in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. A meaningful capability for anyone without a regular primary care provider who needs a single visit to cover the full picture. Hepatitis B vaccine is also available on-site.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 about 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Blacksburg, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Montgomery 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.
3700 South Main Street, Blacksburg, VA 24060
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
3700 South Main Street, Blacksburg, VA 24060
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
895 Washington Street Southwest, Blacksburg, VA 24061
CMS-certified lab
3706 South Main Street - Suite B, Blacksburg, VA 24060
CMS-certified lab
2617 Sheffield Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24060
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Blacksburg. 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, 343 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Blacksburg. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 73 offer telehealth.
Keith Madsen, MD
Family medicine · 981 Litton Lane, Blacksburg
Tamera Howell, MD
OB-GYN · 825 Davis Street, Blacksburg
Brandon Lingenfelter, DO Telehealth
OB-GYN · 825 Davis Street, Blacksburg
Robert Dums, MD
Family medicine · 215 Gilbert Street, Blacksburg
Chris Howard, DO
Family medicine · 215 Gilbert Street, Blacksburg
Kaitlin Mahoney, DO
Family medicine · 250 South Main Street, Blacksburg
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 Blacksburg, 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.
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1.4 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Blacksburg, 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 Blacksburg, 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.
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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$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
How reported STI rates in Montgomery County, the county that includes Blacksburg, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~66% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#64 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 52% of the state
| Infection | Montgomery County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 333.4 329 cases ▼ 29% | 472.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 41.6 41 cases ▼ 74% | 158.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 7.1 7 cases ▼ 34% | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1 1 cases ▼ 89% | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 3 3 cases ▼ 81% | 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 Montgomery County, chlamydia has fallen from 372 to 333.4 per 100,000 (10%), gonorrhea has fallen from 80.2 to 41.6 per 100,000 (48%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2 to 7.1 per 100,000 (255%).
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 Montgomery County.
Local HIV snapshot
Montgomery County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Montgomery County residents living with HIV, 76.1% are in care · 69% 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 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 Montgomery County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Along North Main Street, past the Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation, daily life runs on rhythms shaped more by lease cycles than mortgage payments: roughly two in three residents rent rather than own, and with typical rents nudging past a thousand dollars a month, household budgets leave limited room for unplanned expenses. That cost pressure is real, especially for a population where fewer than one in four adults is married, households tend toward roommates and shared arrangements rather than nuclear families, and health decisions are often made individually rather than as a couple weighing options together. That household character matters for STI screening because Blacksburg's age profile tilts sharply toward people in their late teens and twenties, the years when new relationships, shifting partnerships, and infrequent primary-care visits all converge. For that group, getting tested depends less on intention than on whether an appointment is cheap enough, close enough, and available outside a nine-to-five window.
Labor-force participation here runs below the national norm, meaning schedules are irregular in both directions: some residents have flexibility, others are piecing together part-time work and cannot easily take time off. Montgomery County's STI figures reflect that concentrated young-adult population directly, and the numbers shift from year to year. For anyone living off Prices Fork Road or in McBryde Village, staying current with screening is simply what keeping up with those trends looks like from the inside.
Getting there
At 9.67/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Blacksburg 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 24060 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 24060 area around Blacksburg: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Blacksburg alone.
Blacksburg sits in Montgomery County, ZIP 24060. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Blacksburg? 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 Montgomery 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 Blacksburg-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 Blacksburg 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 12 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Montgomery County reported ~333 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Virginia average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Pregnancy screening is standard; ask about an early-pregnancy STI panel.
Clinics give immediate care and treatment; home kits win on convenience and discretion. Either works.
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