Kent County sees HIV diagnoses about 76% lower than the national average. If you're considering STI testing in Coventry, Rhode Island, whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. We've listed your options below.
Available testing centers
11 testing options are listed for Coventry, RI. The nearest, East Side Clinical Laboratories, is about 4.5 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.
Comprehensive Community Action Program in Coventry runs on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, covering rapid and conventional HIV testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis C, and TB. With same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and an appointment required.
Direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C is prescribed and managed at Comprehensive Community Action Program itself, meaning the clinicians who confirm the diagnosis are the same ones overseeing the treatment course, with no handoff to an outside specialist required to begin care.
Substance-use treatment is available at the same program as STI testing and care, so patients managing both concerns can coordinate appointments at one location rather than maintaining separate clinical relationships across unconnected providers.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Comprehensive Community Action Program runs hepatitis C antibody testing and TB screening. Both backed by on-site treatment programs staffed to carry confirmed cases through to clinical resolution.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Thundermist Health Center in West Warwick tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and HIV. Treating bacterial infections the same visit. Fees run on a sliding scale accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with no appointment needed. PrEP and PEP are prescribed on-site.
Chasing PrEP or PEP through a separate provider means scheduling delays, duplicate intake paperwork, and a gap in coverage that can stretch days or weeks. Thundermist Health Center carries both prescriptions in-house, so the decision to start either one never stalls on a handoff to another practice.
Thundermist Health Center offers substance-use treatment within the same practice as its STI services, which means a patient managing both doesn't fragment care across unconnected providers. Follow-through on one program reinforces continuity in the other.
Beyond the core four, Thundermist Health Center's panel includes herpes simplex, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Infections that standard panels routinely omit. Hepatitis C in particular carries on-site testing, giving clinicians a complete picture of liver-affecting infections rather than an incomplete one.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
WellOne in Foster tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, treating bacterial STIs at the same visit. Appointments required. Fees run on a sliding scale with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
CCAP: Integrated Primary Care Partners in Warwick welcomes patients without an appointment, making it easy to walk in and address STI concerns in a single visit. Federal qualification underpins its sliding-scale fees, and screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs adjusted to income.
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Garden City Treatment Center in Cranston tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis A, B, and C, herpes, and TB on a sliding-scale fee, with walk-ins welcome and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and clinical care delivered in Spanish.
Garden City Treatment Center carries hepatitis C treatment on-site, which means a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a managed treatment plan without leaving the building: the prescribing, monitoring, and follow-up are all handled by the same clinical team.
Garden City Treatment Center maintains standing capacity to prescribe both PrEP and PEP, including coverage assistance for uninsured patients seeking PrEP, making it a complete prevention source for anyone without a regular prescribing provider or who needs immediate access to HIV prevention medication.
Spanish-language services at Garden City Treatment Center are embedded in the clinical workflow itself: staff conduct assessments, counseling, and medication adherence education directly in Spanish, so prescriptions, treatment plans, and follow-up instructions are communicated and confirmed in the language the patient uses.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net federally qualified health center about 12 miles from Coventry. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Everett C. Wilcox Family Health Center in Warwick ties what you pay for STI screening directly to your income, federal FQHC standing backs that sliding-scale commitment, so no one is turned away for cost. Walk-in STI care covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with 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 5 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Coventry, 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 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 Kent 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.
2435 Nooseneck Hill Rd Building A Suite 1, Coventry, RI 02816
CMS-certified lab
400 Bald Hill Road, Warwick, RI 02886
CMS-certified lab
618 Toll Gate Road, Warwick, RI 02886
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Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Coventry. 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, 1,338 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Coventry. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 427 offer telehealth.
Essam Ansari, MD
Internal medicine · 10 Woodland Drive, Coventry
Timothy Manown
Internal medicine · 982 Tiogue Avenue, Coventry
Albert Puerini, MD
Family medicine · 471 Field Hill Road, Clayville
Dennis Romano, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 775 Centre Of New England Boulevard, West Greenwich
George Kokolski, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 546 Main Street, Coventry
Frank La Fazia, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 37 Washington Street, West Warwick
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 Coventry, RI 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.
4.8 mi Phusion Pharmacy
4.9 miBrooks
4.9 miCoventry Pharmacy
4.9 mi
5.2 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Coventry, RI.
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 Coventry, 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 Kent County, the county that includes Coventry, compare with Rhode Island and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~23% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#3 of 5 Rhode Island counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Kent County | Rhode Island | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 240.5 412 cases ▼ 50% | 480.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 68.3 117 cases ▼ 55% | 152.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.3 9 cases ▼ 35% | 8.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.1 7 cases ▼ 55% | 9.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 13.4 23 cases ▼ 43% | 23.7 | 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 Kent County, chlamydia has risen from 232.4 to 240.5 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has risen from 63.4 to 68.3 per 100,000 (8%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.3 to 5.3 per 100,000 (130%).
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 Kent County.
Local HIV snapshot
Kent County HIV care continuum (2022)
Kent County recorded 3.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 6.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Kent County residents living with HIV, 42.6% are in care · 38.3% 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 Kent County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
RI 117 stretches east through Coventry's rural middle, and reaching any of the options listed on this page means committing to that drive, sometimes twenty minutes or more depending on which part of town you're starting from. For a community where most residents own their homes and have put down real roots, a scheduled appointment is easier to plan around than it is for someone moving every year, but the roughly one in four households that rents, paying just over a thousand dollars a month, is working with less calendar flexibility and less financial cushion, which shapes how and whether screening actually gets done.
Kent County's STI figures are already visible elsewhere on this page, and they reflect a pattern common across the state: young adults, people in their late teens and twenties still sorting out relationships, work, and housing, account for a disproportionate share of new diagnoses. Coventry's neighborhoods, from the quieter stretches near Gortons Corner to the roads that feed out toward Vernon along RI 102, are home to that cohort too, and low-cost or sliding-scale options among the listings here matter most to them.
With just over half of adults married and households averaging close to three people, Coventry runs on the rhythms of family life: school pickups, dual incomes, shared schedules. Testing fits into that texture most naturally when the appointment is short, affordable, and timed to a weekday that's already in motion.
Getting there
At 8.44/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Coventry 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 02816 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 02816 area around Coventry: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Coventry alone.
Coventry sits in Kent County, ZIP 02816. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Coventry? 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 Kent County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Rhode Island 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 Coventry-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 Coventry 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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Rhode Island 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 Rhode IslandSource: 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 East Side Clinical Laboratories (4.5 mi); 11 options are within 30 miles.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
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 241 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Rhode Island average.
In Rhode Island, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
Expedited partner therapy lets a provider treat a partner without an exam, where state law allows.
Just note your exposure dates and symptoms; for urine tests, hold off urinating ~1 hour before.
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