New HIV diagnoses in Bergen County run about 55% lower than the US average. Whether considering testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care in Edgewater, New Jersey, you have several options. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. See available options for STI testing below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Edgewater, NJ. The nearest, Broadway Presbyterian Church, is about 1.3 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.
Broadway Presbyterian Church in New York earned federal qualification to deliver sliding-scale STI screening, with fees tied to income so cost alone won't block care. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing.
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Heritage Health and Housing in New York weaves STI care into its broader community health mission, offering rapid and conventional HIV testing, hepatitis B and C testing, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and PrEP, all on a sliding-scale fee with appointments required, and staff who work in Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Heritage Health's clinical team delivers care directly in Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish, which means nuanced questions about symptoms, medication adherence, and prevention options get answered in the same language they were formed in, without a relay.
Many STI clinics test and stop there, leaving prevention medications as someone else's problem to solve. Heritage Health carries both PrEP and PEP on-site, so the clinical conversation about ongoing or immediate HIV prevention ends with an actual prescription, not a handoff.
When a hepatitis C test comes back positive at Heritage Health, the clinic doesn't stop at confirming the antibody. Providers prescribe and monitor direct-acting antiviral treatment in-house, tracking viral response across the treatment course without sending patients elsewhere to begin therapy.
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Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
One Hudson Medical Associates in Edgewater covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, HIV, and TB, with bacterial infections treated at the same visit. Fees run on a sliding scale and appointments are required.
Many STI clinics test and treat but hand prevention off to a primary care provider, leaving PrEP and PEP to whoever a patient can find next. One Hudson Medical Associates writes those prescriptions directly, keeping HIV prevention in the same practice as HIV testing.
The panel at One Hudson Medical Associates extends to herpes simplex and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core bacterial and HIV tests. Meaning a single appointment captures infections that would otherwise require a separate specialist referral or lab order from a different provider.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Westside Family Medicine in Manhattan charges on a fee-for-service basis with insurance accepted, and tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C: by appointment, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV and hepatitis B vaccines on hand.
Plenty of testing-focused clinics stop at the result, prevention medication requires a separate provider. Westside Family Medicine in Manhattan prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, so ongoing HIV prevention doesn't require navigating a second practice or starting from scratch with a new clinician.
Westside tests for herpes and all three hepatitis strains in addition to the standard four, which means a single appointment can surface infections that a narrower panel would simply miss, and that matter for treatment decisions made right there.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Mount Sinai in New York runs on a sliding-scale fee structure and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid and conventional HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, appointments required, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and care delivered in Spanish.
Mount Sinai carries out testing, treatment, counseling, and medication conversations in Spanish. For a patient managing PrEP adherence or navigating a hepatitis B diagnosis without a regular English-speaking provider, that means every clinical detail lands clearly. Nothing compressed or deferred.
Mount Sinai prescribes both PrEP and PEP, and carries PrEP access for uninsured patients specifically, which means an ongoing prevention strategy, not a one-time dispensing, stays financially within reach across follow-up visits and refills.
When hepatitis C goes diagnosed but untreated, the gap between a positive antibody result and actual antiviral therapy can stretch into months. A second referral, a new intake, a new wait. Mount Sinai closes that gap by treating hepatitis C on-site, so the clinical relationship that found the infection is the one that resolves it.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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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 Edgewater, 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 Bergen 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.
201 East Franklin Turnpike, Ho Ho Kus, NJ 07423
CMS-certified lab
92 Second Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
37 West Century Road, Paramus, NJ 07652
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Edgewater. 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, 11,829 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Edgewater. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 4,324 offer telehealth.
Marina Salib
Internal medicine · 34 The Promenade, Edgewater
Nicholas Panagiotou, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · Waterford Towers, Edgewater
Basil Abdeljaber, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 935 River Road, Edgewater
Harmit Kalia, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 725 River Road, Edgewater
Johan Picard, MD
OB-GYN · 968 River Road, Edgewater
Richard Righthand, MD
Internal medicine · 691 Palisade Avenue, Cliffside Park
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 Edgewater, NJ 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 Edgewater, 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 $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
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 Bergen County, the county that includes Edgewater, compare with New Jersey and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#14 of 21 New Jersey counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 33% of the state
| Infection | Bergen County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 236.3 2,263 cases ▼ 38% | 384.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 57.5 551 cases ▼ 47% | 109.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.6 44 cases ▼ 43% | 8.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 7.1 68 cases ▼ 32% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 8.8 84 cases ▼ 45% | 16 | 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 Bergen County, chlamydia has risen from 197.8 to 236.3 per 100,000 (19%), gonorrhea has risen from 47.3 to 57.5 per 100,000 (22%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 4.6 to 4.6 per 100,000.
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 Bergen County.
Local HIV snapshot
Bergen County HIV care continuum (2023)
Bergen County recorded 6.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Bergen County residents living with HIV, 70.2% are in care · 64.7% 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 Bergen County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Along River Road, where high-rises stack up against the Palisades and households routinely stretch to three people or more, the adults filling those apartments skew heavily married: nearly three in five, sharing decisions about money, schedules, and yes, healthcare. In a place where the average home holds closer to three people than two, health choices tend to be collective ones, and that dynamic shapes who gets tested and when. Those collective finances aren't always as freeing as the incomes might suggest. Rent along the River Road corridor runs well above $2,500 a month, and even with a strong share of higher-earning households, that overhead leaves real constraints on discretionary spending.
Including out-of-pocket costs for anything health-related that feels optional until it doesn't. For younger adults in their late teens and twenties (the years when new partners, shifting living situations, and limited experience with navigating clinics all converge) a testing option that doesn't add a billing surprise is the kind of thing that determines whether an appointment actually gets made. With more than the testing sites listed here, someone can step away from North Hudson Park on a lunch break or fit a visit between shifts without rearranging a full day's worth of plans.
Getting there
Edgewater scores 13.36/20 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.
Edgewater sits in Bergen County, ZIP 7020. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Edgewater? 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 Bergen County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New Jersey 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 Edgewater-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 Edgewater 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey, a minor can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment at any age, and to HIV testing at age 13 or older; a provider may notify a parent, and must do so where sexual assault is involved.
New Jersey 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 New JerseySource: 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.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Bergen County reported ~236 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the New Jersey average.
In New Jersey, 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.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Often, yes, especially throat and rectal infections, which is why site-specific testing matters.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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