Clarke County reported chlamydia is 76% lower than the US average. Whether this is your first STI test in Boyce, Virginia or a routine screening, some facilities offer same-day walk-ins, while labs and at-home kits provide more flexibility. Here are some options:
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Boyce, VA. The nearest, Virginia Department of Health, is about 5.9 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Virginia Department of Health in Berryville runs STI care through the infrastructure of a public health department: meaning the full bacterial panel, sliding-scale fees, same-visit treatment for gonorrhea and chlamydia, and interpretation services are coordinated functions, not add-ons. Appointments are required.
When interpretation isn't integrated, an STI visit can collapse into rescheduling. A second appointment, a delayed prescription, a missed diagnosis. At Virginia Department of Health in Berryville, interpretation services for non-English languages are available within the clinical encounter itself, so treatment decisions don't stall at a language barrier.
Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, DoxyPEP, is part of the prevention services Virginia Department of Health in Berryville provides directly. Taken after a potential bacterial STI exposure, the regimen requires clinical oversight to fit the right candidates; that counseling and prescribing happen at this location.
For anyone without a regular primary care provider, or paying out of pocket and wanting to consolidate testing, Virginia Department of Health in Berryville covers herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. That range means fewer separate appointments to get a complete picture.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Care services
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Sinclair Health Clinic in Winchester tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis on a sliding-scale fee structure open to everyone. Appointments are required, bacterial STIs are treated the same visit, and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines are available on-site.
Plenty of STI clinics cap their panel at gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Leaving herpes and hepatitis as something to chase down elsewhere. Sinclair Health Clinic runs all of those under the same appointment, so a single visit can account for infections that a narrower panel would miss entirely.
Sinclair Health Clinic in Winchester provides care directly in Spanish and carries interpretation services for other non-English languages: a standing capability that makes a real difference for anyone whose primary language isn't English and who needs to discuss symptoms, test results, or medication instructions with precision rather than approximation.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Valley Family Practice in Winchester runs STI care by appointment, with gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C all on the standard panel; bacterial infections treated same visit; fees billed to Medicaid, Medicare, or insurance, with a sliding scale for everyone else. PrEP and PEP are prescribed here.
Chasing a PrEP prescription across two providers means gaps in coverage and added costs for every extra visit. Valley Family Practice prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, so prevention stays on the same chart as testing and treatment. No second referral, no billing split across separate practices.
Valley Family Practice tests for herpes simplex and hepatitis C in addition to the standard four (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV) plus hepatitis B. That six-infection scope means a single appointment surfaces infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected and unmanaged.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Boyce, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 398 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Boyce. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 130 offer telehealth.
Sherri Franklin, MD
OB-GYN · 3 /2 East Main Street, Berryville
Stephanie Hoefle, MD
Family medicine · 230 Costello Drive, Winchester
Laura Lawson, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 158 Front Royal Pike, Winchester
Christopher Craig, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 160 Warrior Drive, Stephens City
Christine Aiello, MD
Family medicine · 239 Fairview Lane, Berryville
Ahmed Elebiary, MD
Internal medicine · 126 Nightingale Avenue, Stephens City
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 Boyce, 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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7.4 mi Martins Pharmacy
7.5 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Boyce, 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 Boyce, 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.
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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Clarke County, the county that includes Boyce, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#129 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 3% of the state
| Infection | Clarke County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 116.4 18 cases ▼ 75% | 472.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 38.8 6 cases ▼ 75% | 158.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | — no data | 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 Clarke County, chlamydia has fallen from 142.1 to 116.4 per 100,000 (18%), and gonorrhea has fallen from 40.6 to 38.8 per 100,000 (4%).
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 Clarke County.
Local HIV snapshot
Clarke County HIV care continuum (2023)
Clarke County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Clarke County residents living with HIV, 72.7% are in care · 68.2% 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 Clarke County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
US 340, Lord Fairfax Highway, stretches out of Boyce with the kind of open-road distance that makes a clinic visit feel like an errand you schedule around, not something you slip in between stops. For the roughly one in five households here that rents, that scheduling pressure lands differently: at $1,141 a month, rent absorbs enough of a paycheck that a fee-based appointment gets weighed against other line items. The options listed on this page include sites within a realistic drive of Clarke County, and knowing the cost and hours in advance, both displayed on every clinic card here, removes the main reasons people in their late teens and twenties tend to put off testing until something prompts it. Boyce's household profile shapes that picture further.
Nearly two-thirds of adults here are married, and average households run above three people. Meaning sexual health decisions often ripple through a partnership or family rather than sitting with one person alone. At the same time, a strong labor-force participation rate means most working-age residents are holding down jobs with set hours, so a clinic's Saturday availability or a same-day slot can determine whether a visit actually fits the week. Neighborhoods like Waterloo Heights and Chapel Estates sit quiet enough that most residents drive everywhere, which makes the clinic-locator distance column on this page the most practical number to check first.
Getting there
At 5.3/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Boyce 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 22620 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 22620 area around Boyce: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Boyce alone.
Boyce sits in Clarke County, ZIP 22620. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Boyce? 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 Clarke 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 Boyce-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 Boyce 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
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.
Clarke County reported ~116 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.
At-home kits mail to 22620: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Little prep is needed, bring an ID and insurance if you have it, and note your exposure dates and any symptoms; for a urine test, avoid peeing for about an hour beforehand.
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