Colonial Heights city reports about 16 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you're in Colonial Heights city, Virginia whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care, you'll find clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Search the list below to compare your options.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Colonial Heights, VA. The nearest, Virginia Department of Health, 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.
Virginia Department of Health in Colonial Heights roots STI care inside a public health infrastructure built for population-level disease control, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee with same-visit bacterial treatment by appointment, and extends prevention to PrEP and DoxyPEP.
Sourcing PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP through separate providers means separate intake processes, separate waits, and real windows where coverage lapses. Virginia Department of Health in Colonial Heights holds all three (oral PrEP, post-exposure PEP, and doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis) under a single appointment, so prevention continuity doesn't depend on coordinating outside the clinic.
The panel at Virginia Department of Health in Colonial Heights includes herpes alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. infections rather than four. That fifth test matters because herpes requires its own diagnostic path, and having it ordered in the same appointment eliminates a separate specialist referral for testing alone.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Central Virginia Health Services in Petersburg functions as a community health center where STI care (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and rapid or conventional HIV testing) runs on a sliding-scale fee structure, with appointments required and same-visit treatment available for bacterial infections, all at no cost.
Across every service Central Virginia Health Services offers (testing, STI treatment, HIV medical management, hepatitis C treatment, PrEP, PEP, and vaccines) no fee is collected at any point. That structure is written into the clinic's operating model, not selectively applied, and requires no separate qualification process from patients.
Interpretation services are available for non-English-speaking patients at Central Virginia Health Services, which means a provider can accurately gather symptom history and explain a treatment plan. Reducing the margin for error at exactly the moments clinical accuracy matters.
Many testing-only clinics stop at the result; Central Virginia Health Services in Petersburg also prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP, turning prevention from a referral conversation into an active clinical service available at the same address as the test.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
CVHS - South Sycamore in Petersburg welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified standing backs its sliding-scale fee structure, keeping costs tied to income. A single visit covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing for patients across the financial spectrum.
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Bermuda Medical Center in North Chesterfield meets people between providers, paying cash, or working without insurance by anchoring STI care inside a federally qualified health center. Meaning fees adjust to income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with no fixed price standing in the way.
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Dinwiddie Medical Center and Counseling Center, in Dinwiddie, meets patients where insurance gaps, rural distance, and cash-pay realities often leave people without a clear path to care. Its federally qualified standing ties fees to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening genuinely reachable. No appointment needed.
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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 Colonial Heights, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Colonial Heights 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.
60 East Roslyn Court, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1260 Temple Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
CMS-certified lab
280 Charles H Dimmock Parkway - Suite 4, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Colonial Heights. 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, 1,074 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Colonial Heights. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 318 offer telehealth.
John Clay, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 930 South Avenue, Colonial Heights
Luther Wright, MD
Internal medicine · 524 Southpark Boulevard, Colonial Heights
Caleb Lee, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1260 Temple Avenue, Colonial Heights
Zvonko Spasic, MD
OB-GYN · 300 A Temple Lake Drive, Colonial Heights
Raphael Agada, MD
Internal medicine · 3611 Boulevard, Colonial Heights
Kishor Dabhi, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3628 Boulevard, Colonial Heights
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 Colonial Heights, 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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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 Colonial Heights, 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 $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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
How reported STI rates in Colonial Heights city, the city that includes Colonial Heights, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#37 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 72% of the state
| Infection | Colonial Heights city | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 467.6 86 cases ▼ 1% | 472.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 125 23 cases ▼ 21% | 158.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 16.3 3 cases ▲ 52% | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 21.7 4 cases ▲ 128% | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 10.9 2 cases ▼ 31% | 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 Colonial Heights city, chlamydia has risen from 401.8 to 467.6 per 100,000 (16%), gonorrhea has fallen from 154.1 to 125 per 100,000 (19%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.5 to 16.3 per 100,000 (196%).
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 Colonial Heights city.
Local HIV snapshot
Colonial Heights city HIV care continuum (2022)
Colonial Heights city recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Colonial Heights city residents living with HIV, 80% are in care · 77.8% 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 Colonial Heights city tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Along Temple Avenue's stretch of rental complexes and modest apartments, a monthly rent that clears a thousand dollars has a way of making discretionary healthcare feel like a luxury. Add an unemployment rate that leaves a meaningful share of the workforce without the predictable schedule a routine clinic visit requires, and it's easy to see why younger adults in Dunlop or along Temple Avenue might keep pushing a screening appointment to next week. That pressure matters because people in their late teens and twenties, a quarter of Colonial Heights, are the years when STIs spread fastest and show fewest symptoms.
The options listed on this page include extended and weekend hours specifically to work around that reality. Homeowners and renters alike benefit from knowing Colonial Heights has more accessible testing than its size might suggest. A quick check of the clinic cards above, filtering by hours and fee, can turn White Bank Park proximity into a useful reference point for whichever location actually fits your commute home on Boulevard.
Getting there
At 7.54/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Colonial Heights 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 23834 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 23834 area around Colonial Heights: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Colonial Heights alone.
Colonial Heights sits in Colonial Heights city, ZIP 23834. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Reference
Everything to know before you test in Colonial Heights 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.
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 Colonial Heights-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 Colonial Heights 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.
The closest is Virginia Department of Health (1 mi); 9 options are within 30 miles.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 468 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Virginia average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
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