Gonorrhea in Providence County runs about 19% higher than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or just test regularly in Cranston, Rhode Island, you might choose a public clinic, private lab, or at-home kit.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Cranston, RI. The nearest, East Side Clinical Laboratories, is about 1.6 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.
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
Comprehensive Community Action Program in Cranston is a community action program where STI care, hepatitis C treatment, and TB services share a roof with broader social health programs. Appointments are required; the sliding-scale fee applies to everyone, and same-visit treatment is available for bacterial STIs. Care is delivered in Spanish.
For someone whose primary language is Spanish (navigating a new diagnosis, weighing treatment options, or simply trying to understand a result) Comprehensive Community Action Program carries the full clinical conversation in Spanish. No relay, no simplified summary: the appointment itself runs in the language you reason and ask questions in.
Getting a hepatitis C antibody reactive result somewhere and then hunting for a prescribing provider is a gap that delays curative treatment by weeks or months. Comprehensive Community Action Program closes that gap, antiviral treatment is managed on-site, so a positive finding moves directly into a care plan without leaving the building.
When substance-use issues go unaddressed at an STI visit, a second referral often goes unfilled, and the underlying risk continues. At Comprehensive Community Action Program in Cranston, substance-use treatment is part of the same program, so both conditions can be engaged at once rather than one waiting on the other.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Cca Behavioral Health in Cranston welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without requiring an appointment. Federal qualification anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing available at costs tied to what each patient actually earns.
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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
Tri-County Community Action Agency in Providence is a community action agency where STI care sits alongside substance use, family planning, and HIV medical treatment: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and HIV are tested on a sliding-scale fee with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, by appointment, with services available in Spanish and interpretation for other languages.
Without language access at the point of care, a diagnosis can stall. Instructions misread, follow-up missed, a prescription not filled correctly. At Tri-County Community Action Agency, Spanish is spoken on staff and interpretation is available for other languages, so the clinical conversation, treatment plan, and counseling happen directly, in the same appointment.
Without a Title X provider, a minor needing STI care alongside family planning may face disclosures they can't control or gaps in coverage they can't navigate alone. Tri-County Community Action Agency's Title X status means those services are legally confidential for minors: testing, treatment, and family planning covered without a guardian's involvement.
Tri-County Community Action Agency prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly: PrEP involves initial HIV and renal function testing, prescription of the daily antiretroviral, and scheduled follow-up labs every three months; PEP is prescribed and managed through the completion of the 28-day course, with uninsured patients covered for PrEP costs.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Atwood Street Health Center in Providence welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federal qualification underpins its sliding-scale fee structure, keeping syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing within reach for patients across income levels in a single visit.
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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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Thundermist Special Populations Providence, operating in Providence under federally qualified health center funding, ties STI screening fees to each patient's income. No one is turned away for cost. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing is available, and Ryan White-funded HIV care extends support for those living with HIV.
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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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Cranston, 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Providence 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.
1150 Reservoir Ave Ll4, Cranston, RI 02920
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
111 Howard Avenue, Manuel Mathias Building, Cranston, RI 02920
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
1220 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
101 Dudley Street, Providence, RI 02905
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1150 Reservoir Ave Suite 300, Cranston, RI 02920
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 Cranston. 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, 1,541 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Cranston. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 591 offer telehealth.
Mark Dennis Geronimo
Internal medicine · 111 Howard Avenue, Cranston
Jun Parks, MD
Internal medicine · 333 Budlong Road, Cranston
Antioan Kardous, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1145 Reservoir Avenue, Cranston
Dominador Falguera, MD
Internal medicine · 1150 Reservoir Avenue, Cranston
Amr Abdel Kader, MD
OB-GYN · 1150 Reservoir Avenue, Cranston
Sukanya Somasundar, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1681 Cranston Street, Cranston
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 Cranston, 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.
Van Eeghen's Pharmacy
0.9 miStop and Shop Pharmacy
1.3 mi
1.3 mi 
1.3 mi Shaws Supermarkets
1.4 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Cranston, 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 Cranston, 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
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
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 Providence County, the county that includes Cranston, compare with Rhode Island and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#1 of 5 Rhode Island counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Providence County | Rhode Island | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 639.1 4,222 cases ▲ 33% | 480.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 213.6 1,411 cases ▲ 40% | 152.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.2 74 cases ▲ 37% | 8.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 12.7 84 cases ▲ 40% | 9.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 33 218 cases ▲ 39% | 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 Providence County, chlamydia has risen from 509.9 to 639.1 per 100,000 (25%), gonorrhea has risen from 172.2 to 213.6 per 100,000 (24%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 11 to 11.2 per 100,000 (2%).
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 Providence County.
Local HIV snapshot
Providence County HIV care continuum (2023)
Providence County recorded 10.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Providence County residents living with HIV, 46.7% are in care · 39.9% 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 Providence County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Oaklawn Avenue cuts through one of Cranston's steadier residential stretches, and the household character along it reflects the city broadly: most residents own their homes, nearly half of adults are married, and households here run larger than the national average. Those facts matter for health decisions because testing tends to travel through relationships, whether that means a conversation between partners or a shared calendar that makes an appointment easier to keep or easier to skip. That household density also means younger adults, people in their late teens and twenties spread across Meshanticut, Knightsville, and beyond, are navigating sexual health choices inside shared living arrangements where privacy and scheduling both carry weight. About a third of residents rent, with typical monthly costs that leave limited cushion for out-of-pocket expenses, so the fee structures and sliding-scale options shown in the clinic cards on this page are genuinely relevant rather than incidental.
A meaningful share of households clears six figures, but a third renting at over a thousand dollars a month describes a population where cost is a real factor in whether preventive care happens at all. Providence County's STI figures reflect patterns common to densely populated urban counties, and Cranston sits fully within that picture. Staying current with screening is simply what it looks like to live here and take the county context seriously.
Getting there
Cranston scores 15.53/20 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.
ZIP 02920 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 02920 area around Cranston: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Cranston alone.
Cranston sits in Providence County, ZIP 02920. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Cranston? 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 Providence 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 Cranston-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 Cranston 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.
Possibly, Providence, RI is close; compare it by distance against East Side Clinical Laboratories.
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 639 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Rhode Island average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
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.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
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