New HIV diagnoses in Monmouth County run about 48% lower than the US average. Whether you're in Fair Haven, New Jersey and seeking a one-time check-up or regular sex health tests, you'll need to balance convenience and support: a clinic visit offers a provider's expertise, while an at-home kit lets you collect a sample when you choose. See options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Fair Haven, NJ. The nearest, Hackensack Meridian Health, is about 1.4 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.
Hackensack Meridian Health in Red Bank operates within a hospital-system infrastructure, bringing that clinical depth to a full STI panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB) with on-site treatment and appointments accepted through insurance or fee, with care available in Spanish.
Leaving a clinic with a clear four-pathogen panel still leaves herpes and hepatitis B unaccounted for, infections that can progress silently for years. Hackensack Meridian Health in Red Bank tests for both alongside the standard bacterial STIs, so the picture you leave with is complete, not partial.
A hepatitis C diagnosis that ends at the antibody test pushes patients into a separate specialist system, delays that allow liver damage to accumulate while appointments are scheduled. At Hackensack Meridian Health in Red Bank, treatment is managed on-site, so a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into care.
When clinical communication relies on workarounds, details about symptoms, exposures, and treatment instructions get compressed or lost, and that gap has consequences. Hackensack Meridian Health in Red Bank delivers care in Spanish directly, so nothing between diagnosis and treatment depends on a second conversation.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
VNA of Central Jersey Community Health Center, in Red Bank, brings the full weight of a community health center to STI care: appointments required, sliding-scale fees for all, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and the standard panel alongside hepatitis A and B vaccines, with services available in Spanish.
For someone managing care without an established English-speaking provider (navigating counseling, a treatment regimen, or medication adherence education) VNA of Central Jersey conducts services in Spanish throughout. That continuity, from the intake conversation to the follow-up plan, means nothing critical depends on a workaround.
Leaving hepatitis off a panel means a second appointment somewhere else, a gap in the picture, and infections that progress quietly while logistics get sorted. VNA of Central Jersey tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the bacterial and viral STI panel, so the full picture comes back from a single visit, not in pieces.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey in Shrewsbury tests for herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee schedule, with Medicaid and insurance accepted. Bacterial infections treated same visit; appointments required.
Many clinics manage language access as an afterthought, a third-party line patched in after the fact. At Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey in Shrewsbury, Spanish is spoken on staff and interpretation services cover additional languages, so the clinical conversation happens directly, without a relay.
Without Title X standing, a minor's STI care often stalls. A separate referral, a separate intake, a gap where treatment doesn't happen. This clinic's Title X designation means legally confidential family planning and STI services for minors are delivered here, with no secondary appointment needed to access that protection.
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey in Shrewsbury prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly (sliding-scale fees apply, and uninsured patients have a dedicated PrEP access pathway) meaning ongoing HIV prevention is managed at the same site as STI testing and treatment.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Solutions Health & Pregnancy Center in Shrewsbury tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C. All at no charge. Bacterial infections are treated the same visit, and appointments are required.
Every service at Solutions Health & Pregnancy Center (testing, herpes screening, hepatitis panels, bacterial STI treatment) carries a zero-dollar price tag. That means a patient leaving with a same-visit antibiotic prescription pays nothing for the visit that produced it.
Spanish is available directly through clinic staff, not coordinated after the fact. For other languages, interpretation services are arranged so clinical conversations (history, diagnosis, treatment instructions) happen in the language a patient speaks at home.
Solutions Health & Pregnancy Center screens for infections: HIV (rapid and conventional), gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C. That hepatitis breadth, all three types in one appointment, means a single visit surfaces infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Monmouth Family Health Center in Long Branch runs appointments for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside same-visit treatment for bacterial infections (all on a sliding scale accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurers) with care available in Portuguese and Spanish.
Portuguese and Spanish aren't routed through a separate service layer here: they're embedded in the clinical staff who prescribe, counsel, and monitor ongoing care. Medication adherence education, STI counseling, and HIV treatment conversations happen directly in either language without a handoff.
Many testing sites hand off HIV-positive patients to outside specialists, leaving a gap between diagnosis and ongoing management. Monmouth Family Health Center, backed by Ryan White funding, holds that continuum in-house. From the initial conventional HIV test through medical treatment and medication adherence support.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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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 Fair Haven, 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 Monmouth 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.
1945 State Route 33, Neptune, NJ 07753
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
55 Gilbert Street The Atrium Suite 4101, Tinton Falls, NJ 07701
CMS-certified lab
203 Route 9 South, Englishtown, NJ 07726
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Fair Haven. 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, 7,785 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Fair Haven. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 2,879 offer telehealth.
John Swidryk, MD
Family medicine · 403 River Road, Fair Haven
Seetaram Gourkanti, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 31 Seven Bridge Road, Little Silver
Ronald Costa, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 88 East Front Street, Red Bank
Khalid Ahmad, MD
Infectious disease · 1 Riverview Plz, Red Bank
Pankaj Doshi, MD
Infectious disease · 1 Riverview Plz, Red Bank
Shumaila Kashif, MD
Internal medicine · 1 Riverview Plz, Red Bank
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 Fair Haven, 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.
1.6 mi Rumson Pharmacy NJ
1.7 mi
1.8 mi Crestview Pharmacy
2.9 miSeabright Pharmacy
3.3 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Fair Haven, NJ.
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 Fair Haven, 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 Monmouth County, the county that includes Fair Haven, compare with New Jersey and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#13 of 21 New Jersey counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 38% of the state
| Infection | Monmouth County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 240.7 1,547 cases ▼ 37% | 384.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 45.4 292 cases ▼ 58% | 109.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 6.4 41 cases ▼ 21% | 8.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 5.6 36 cases ▼ 46% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 3.4 22 cases ▼ 79% | 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 Monmouth County, chlamydia has risen from 212.7 to 240.7 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has fallen from 45.8 to 45.4 per 100,000 (1%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 6.8 to 6.4 per 100,000 (6%).
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 Monmouth County.
Local HIV snapshot
Monmouth County HIV care continuum (2023)
Monmouth County recorded 7.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Monmouth County residents living with HIV, 74.1% are in care · 65.9% 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 Monmouth County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Huddy Park fills up fast on summer weekends, drawing a revolving cast of newer residents who arrived chasing Fair Haven's riverfront calm only to find rents hovering well above two thousand dollars a month push most of them out before the next lease is signed. That churn, combined with the relationship shifts that come with it, is exactly when routine STI screening is easiest to let slide. The community skews heavily toward established households (large families, long-tenure homeowners, two-income couples) which can make a solo appointment feel like an outlier errand rather than a normal one.
But the younger adults cycling through first relationships and coverage gaps before settling into that pattern are precisely the people for whom a quick, low-cost test matters most. With nearly three-quarters of households earning above six figures, out-of-pocket fees at most clinics on this page are manageable; what's harder to carve out is time, especially given that most residents here are actively employed. Fortunately, the options listed cover a range of hours and distances, from spots near Huddy Park to offices accessible off Branch Avenue, so finding one that fits around a work schedule is less about sacrifice than about a five-minute scroll through the cards above.
Getting there
Fair Haven scores 10.85/20 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.
Fair Haven sits in Monmouth County, ZIP 7704. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Fair Haven? 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 Monmouth 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 a Fair Haven-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 Fair Haven 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.
The closest is Hackensack Meridian Health (1.4 mi); 9 options are within 30 miles.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, Solutions Health & Pregnancy Center (2.8 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
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 New Jersey average.
In New Jersey, 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.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
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