In New Castle County, reported syphilis runs about 26% higher than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or just test regularly, you have multiple options in Edgemoor, Delaware: some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time. See the options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Edgemoor, DE. The nearest, Westside Family Healthcare, 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.
Westside Family Healthcare in Wilmington runs on scheduled appointments, so every visit is structured around you: covering the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C), same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and sliding-scale fees for all.
Westside Family Healthcare's sliding-scale structure bottoms out at a full fee waiver: Medicaid and Medicare are accepted, insurance is billed where applicable, and for everyone else the scale itself absorbs the cost. The result is that no service on the menu carries a charge that can't be zeroed out.
Spanish is a primary service language at Westside Family Healthcare, which means clinical conversations (symptom history, treatment instructions, follow-up plans) happen directly in Spanish without an intermediary layer, keeping the clinical record cleaner and the patient's understanding immediate.
As a Title X-designated clinic, Westside Family Healthcare provides family planning services to minors under federal confidentiality protections: meaning those visits, records, and any resulting prescriptions are legally shielded from disclosure without the minor's consent, a protection that Title X status makes binding rather than discretionary.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Children and Families First in Wilmington tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. All at no charge, on a sliding scale that reaches zero for everyone. Bacterial infections treated same visit; appointments required.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
ChristianaCare in Wilmington tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis B and C, with fees billed to Medicaid, Medicare, or insurance on a sliding scale. Appointments are required, and bacterial infections can be treated the same visit.
Without a clinic that manages both PrEP and PEP in-house, a patient pursuing prevention typically leaves one appointment to chase another. Losing days and continuity. ChristianaCare in Wilmington carries both, so the gap between a risk conversation and a prescription doesn't open in the first place.
ChristianaCare treats hepatitis C directly rather than stopping at diagnosis, which means a positive result moves toward a prescription without requiring a separate specialist appointment elsewhere in Wilmington.
ChristianaCare's panel covers herpes and hepatitis B and C in addition to HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, meaning infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected are caught in the same visit.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Planned Parenthood of Delaware in Wilmington accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with sliding-scale fees available; donations are also accepted. Appointments are required for testing covering gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and rapid or conventional HIV, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Wilmington's Planned Parenthood location offers Spanish-language care directly, plus interpretation services for additional languages: meaning clinical conversations about DoxyPEP dosing, PrEP adherence, or STI treatment happen in the language a patient communicates in most precisely, without a separate coordination step.
Title X designation at this Wilmington clinic carries a specific legal consequence: services for minors are legally confidential, not simply handled with discretion. That statutory protection covers the full scope of family planning and STI care offered at the site.
Bacterial STI prevention via DoxyPEP remains unavailable at many STI clinics that stock only PrEP: Planned Parenthood of Delaware in Wilmington prescribes all three: PrEP for ongoing HIV prevention, PEP for post-exposure HIV management, and DoxyPEP for reducing gonorrhea and chlamydia risk after exposure.
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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
Delaware Health and Social Services in Wilmington tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis C, all at no charge, on a sliding scale that applies to everyone, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and appointments required.
When cost stops someone from following through (skipping the herpes screen, postponing the hepatitis C draw, leaving vaccines on the table) the gap in care is real and immediate. At Delaware Health and Social Services, every test, every vaccine, and every treatment visit carries no fee, so the decision to get complete care never stalls at the billing step.
When clinical nuance gets lost across a language gap, patients leave with incomplete instructions, missed follow-up steps, or a diagnosis they can't fully act on. Delaware Health and Social Services delivers STI counseling, treatment explanation, and prevention education directly in Spanish, keeping the full clinical conversation intact from the first question to the last.
Leaving herpes or hepatitis C off the panel means a separate appointment, a separate cost, and a window where transmission continues unchecked. Delaware Health and Social Services tests for both alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, closing the gap that a narrower panel would leave open.
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Listing verified Jan 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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Edgemoor, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Castle 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.
700 West Lea Blvd Ste104A, Wilmington, DE 19802
CMS-certified lab
700 West Lea Blvd Suite 104, Wilmington, DE 19802
CMS-certified lab
3006 Governor Printz Boulevard, Wilmington, DE 19802
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Edgemoor. 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, 4,041 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Edgemoor. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,415 offer telehealth.
Sinmisola Ewumi, MD
OB-GYN · 700 West Lea Boulevard, Wilmington
Cecil Gordon, MD
OB-GYN · 700 West Lea Boulevard, Wilmington
Thomas Stephens, MD
Family medicine · 908 East 16th Street, Wilmington
Cydney Teal, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2100 Baynard Boulevard, Wilmington
James Larosa, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 501 West 14th Street, Wilmington
Elizabeth Jackovic, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 501 West 14th Street, Wilmington
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 Edgemoor, DE 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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1.1 mi MSRX
1.6 miPeoples Pharmacy
1.6 miMiller Road Pharmacy
1.7 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Edgemoor, DE.
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 Edgemoor, 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
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
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 New Castle County, the county that includes Edgemoor, compare with Delaware and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#2 of 3 Delaware counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | New Castle County | Delaware | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 610.6 3,533 cases ▲ 10% | 552.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 184.1 1,065 cases ▲ 21% | 151.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 19.9 115 cases ▲ 14% | 17.4 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 9.3 54 cases ▲ 7% | 8.7 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 16.8 97 cases ▲ 11% | 15.1 | 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 New Castle County, chlamydia has risen from 489 to 610.6 per 100,000 (25%), gonorrhea has risen from 143.2 to 184.1 per 100,000 (29%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 10 to 19.9 per 100,000 (99%).
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 Castle County.
Local HIV snapshot
New Castle County HIV care continuum (2023)
New Castle County recorded 13 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.4 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among New Castle County residents living with HIV, 83% are in care · 72.6% 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 New Castle County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Along Governor Printz Boulevard, where the hum of US 13 traffic is the backdrop to strip-mall pharmacies and check-cashing storefronts, rent near $1,100 a month leaves little slack for anything that feels optional, and in Edgemoor that financial pressure is real for nearly half of all households. The renting half who don't have home equity as a cushion. When unemployment is running as high as it is here, a clinic visit can quietly fall off the list simply because the cost-benefit math feels uncertain. That's exactly why the range of low-cost and no-cost options on this page matters: knowing a visit won't trigger an unexpected bill is often what moves it from "eventually" to this week. Edgemoor's layout actually works in residents' favor.
For younger adults still building their footing, the late teens and twenties crowd who statistically face the steepest STI risk, that proximity reduces the gap between intending to get tested and actually doing it. Households here tend to run larger than average, and with more than a third of adults married, STI screening isn't just an individual concern. It ripples outward. With the listed options nearby, the question is less whether testing is available and more which option fits the corner of Edgemoor you're already moving through.
Getting there
Edgemoor scores 13.11/20 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 19802 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 19802 area around Edgemoor: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Edgemoor alone.
Edgemoor sits in New Castle County, ZIP 19802. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Edgemoor? 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 Castle County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Delaware 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 an Edgemoor-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 Edgemoor 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 Delaware 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 Delaware, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Delaware 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 DelawareSource: 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.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
New Castle County reported ~611 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Delaware average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
In Delaware, 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.
A kit ships to your address; you collect a urine, swab, or finger-stick sample, mail it to the lab, and get results online in a few days.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
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