New Haven County has about 197 gonorrhea cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Derby, Connecticut, consider your options: visiting a clinic lets a provider answer questions and start treatment, while an at-home kit lets you collect a sample on your own schedule. We list options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Derby, CT. The nearest, Hartford HealthCare-GoHealth Urgent Care, is about 0.4 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.
Hartford HealthCare-GoHealth Urgent Care in Derby tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV, treating confirmed bacterial infections the same visit, with fees billed to insurance or Medicaid, and interpretation services available for non-English languages.
Herpes testing here runs on the same visit as the core four (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV) rather than requiring a separate order or appointment. The clinic collects and processes the herpes sample alongside the rest of the panel, so results and any necessary treatment decisions come out of a single encounter.
Language access at Hartford HealthCare-GoHealth Urgent Care in Derby is staffed through live interpretation services, meaning a trained interpreter is brought into the encounter, not a passive translation tool, so the clinician can ask follow-up questions and clarify instructions in real time, with responses coming directly back into the room.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Cornell Scott Hill Health Center in Ansonia requires an appointment, and that scheduled visit covers the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, rapid and conventional HIV) on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Spanish functions as a complete operational language at Cornell Scott Hill Health Center, not a supplemental accommodation. Testing, treatment counseling, and ongoing care conversations around PrEP or medication adherence all run in Spanish, meaning clinical detail and nuance reach patients in full rather than in translation.
Many clinics test for HIV but leave PrEP and PEP to outside providers. Cornell Scott Hill Health Center in Ansonia writes and manages those prescriptions directly, so prevention stays on the same care team that handles testing and treatment. No handoff, no separate intake.
Cornell Scott Hill Health Center staffs substance-use treatment as a parallel clinical service, not a separate referral path. That means a provider managing STI treatment or PrEP adherence can coordinate directly with the substance-use team on-site, keeping medication plans and follow-up timelines aligned across both conditions.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
CS-HHC at Beth-el Center Homeless Clinic in Milford welcomes walk-ins without an appointment. Federally qualified standing means fees slide with income, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening in a single visit. No scheduling barrier between someone and the care they need.
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Columbus House Shelter Clinic in New Haven welcomes walk-in visits, so no appointment stands between a patient and same-day STI care. Its federally qualified status anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, covering screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia in a single visit.
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Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and TB on a sliding-scale fee with Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance accepted; appointments are required, and bacterial STIs are treated same visit.
Yale-New Haven Hospital carries Spanish-language care and interpretation services as built-in clinical resources, not arranged after arrival. For anyone navigating STI testing, PrEP counseling, or HIV care while working primarily in another language, every conversation happens in full, not in shorthand.
Ryan White funding at Yale-New Haven supports HIV care from initial testing through ongoing antiretroviral management: meaning prescribing, lab monitoring, and clinical follow-up happen within the same program. That funding structure keeps patients connected to the same care team rather than cycling between separate providers.
Yale-New Haven prescribes both PrEP and PEP, with dedicated program support for uninsured patients seeking PrEP. Getting the prescription and the clinical relationship in one place means fewer hand-offs before medication actually starts.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Derby, 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 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 New Haven 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.
15 York Street Lmp-5031, New Haven, CT 06510
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
240 Indian River Road, Building A Suite A1, Orange, CT 06477
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
140 Green Road, Meriden, CT 06450
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Derby. 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, 1,746 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Derby. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 724 offer telehealth.
Adrian Dafcik, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 130 Division Street, Derby
Banya Win, MD
Internal medicine · 130 Division Street, Derby
Mukesh Kumar, MD
Internal medicine · 130 Division Street, Derby
Howard Quentzel, MD
Infectious disease · 130 Division Street, Derby
Magdalen Mauriello, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 135 Division Street, Ansonia
Alexander Carrese, MD
OB-GYN · 299 Seymour Avenue, Derby
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 Derby, CT 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.
Griffin Pharmacy & Gifts
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4.8 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Derby, CT.
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 Derby, 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
$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
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 New Haven County, the county that includes Derby, compare with Connecticut and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2021 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#1 of 17 Connecticut counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | New Haven County | Connecticut | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 511.3 4,416 cases ▲ 40% | 364.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 197.1 1,702 cases ▲ 74% | 113.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.9 103 cases ▲ 63% | 7.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 11.8 102 cases ▲ 269% | 3.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.8 67 cases ▼ 49% | 15.3 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2021. 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 2021 in New Haven County, chlamydia has risen from 435.5 to 511.3 per 100,000 (17%), gonorrhea has risen from 189.2 to 197.1 per 100,000 (4%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 9.1 to 11.9 per 100,000 (31%).
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 New Haven County.
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 New Haven County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
CT 34 connects Derby to the clinics listed on this page, and for many residents that drive runs through a genuinely tight budget: rent near the eleven-hundred-dollar mark strains a household where nearly one in ten working-age adults is currently out of a job. With most households carrying a mortgage or lease and average household sizes running well above three people, an unplanned health cost can crowd out a scheduled one, which matters when you consider how large a share of Derby's population falls in the late-teens-and-twenties window, the years when STI transmission runs highest.
New Haven County's STI figures give that age profile real weight. The options listed on this page include sliding-scale and low-cost appointments that reduce what a resident along Upper Main Street or near Riverview Park has to weigh against rent day. Fewer than a quarter of Derby households clear six figures, so fee structures genuinely shape decisions, not just convenience.
Derby's household texture, families averaging more than three people, a meaningful share of single earners, and an unemployment rate that leaves some residents scheduling around unpredictable weeks rather than regular paychecks, means testing works best when it slots into an errand that's already happening along Pershing Drive rather than requiring a separate trip planned days in advance.
Getting there
Derby scores 10.73/20 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.
Derby sits in New Haven County, ZIP 6418. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Derby? 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 New Haven County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Connecticut 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 Derby-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 Derby 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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Connecticut 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 ConnecticutSource: 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, West Haven, CT is close; compare it by distance against Hartford HealthCare-GoHealth Urgent Care.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, public clinics in the area offer free or low-cost testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 511 cases per 100,000 residents (2021), above the Connecticut average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Connecticut, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 6418; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
No HIV found; just confirm with a retest if you tested soon after a possible exposure.
HPV is checked through cervical screening (often with a Pap test); there's no routine HPV test for men.
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