In Franklin County, there are about 63% fewer reported cases of gonorrhea than the US average. If you're in Ferrum, Virginia, and wondering where to get tested, whether after a possible exposure or as routine care, know that community and public clinics are often free or low-cost, while private labs may provide faster results and more scheduling flexibility. See the options below.
Available testing centers
6 testing options are listed for Ferrum, VA. The nearest, Tri-Area Community Health Centers, is about 0.3 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.
Tri-Area Community Health Centers in Ferrum tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C, with fees set on a sliding scale and accepted through Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance. Bacterial STIs are treated the same visit; an appointment is required.
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Virginia Department of Health in Rocky Mount requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead means arriving to a visit that covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB: with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and all services at no cost.
The no-fee structure at Virginia Department of Health in Rocky Mount is operational, not occasional: staff are funded and authorized to deliver testing, treatment, vaccines, and DoxyPEP counseling without generating a patient bill. No co-pay line, no balance generated at checkout.
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages at Virginia Department of Health in Rocky Mount, which means a patient can give a full symptom history and leave with a treatment plan they've actually understood. Not one reconstructed secondhand.
DoxyPEP, the antibiotic regimen taken after potential bacterial STI exposure, often falls outside what a standard clinic will prescribe on-site. Virginia Department of Health in Rocky Mount offers it directly, keeping prevention and testing under the same clinical relationship.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Carilion Clinic in Rocky Mount requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead is the move, but that single visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB, with bacterial STIs treated the same day on a sliding-scale fee.
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Listing verified Oct 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 Ferrum, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Franklin 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.
390 South Main Street - Suite 103, Rocky Mount, VA 24151
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
180 Floyd Avenue Southwest, Rocky Mount, VA 24151
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 Ferrum. 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, 360 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Ferrum. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 78 offer telehealth.
Gabriel Edmondson, DO
Family medicine · 40 Wiley Drive, Ferrum
Rebekah Summey, MD Telehealth
OB-GYN · 180 Floyd Avenue, Rocky Mount
Christopher Sullivan, MD
OB-GYN · 390 South Main Street, Rocky Mount
Jessica Sosa-Stanley Telehealth
OB-GYN · 390 South Main Street, Rocky Mountain
Lauren Nelson
OB-GYN · 390 South Main Street, Rocky Mountain
Zachary Hall, DO
Family medicine · 796 Old Franklin Turnpike, Rocky Mount
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 Ferrum, VA 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.
Tri-Area Community Pharmacy at Ferrum
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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 Ferrum, 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
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
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 Franklin County, the county that includes Ferrum, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~66% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#95 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 29% of the state
| Infection | Franklin County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 225 125 cases ▼ 52% | 472.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 66.6 37 cases ▼ 58% | 158.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.4 3 cases ▼ 50% | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 5.4 3 cases ▼ 43% | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.2 4 cases ▼ 54% | 15.8 | 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 Franklin County, chlamydia has fallen from 282.7 to 225 per 100,000 (20%), gonorrhea has fallen from 97.3 to 66.6 per 100,000 (32%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.7 to 5.4 per 100,000 (46%).
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 Franklin County.
Local HIV snapshot
Franklin County HIV care continuum (2021)
Franklin County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Franklin County residents living with HIV, 74.2% are in care · 69.4% 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 Franklin County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Ferrum's rhythm turns on the kind of steady work that keeps a place together, people tending land, raising families under the same roof across generations, building lives that stretch decades. That rootedness shapes how residents approach health, too. Testing for sexually transmitted infections happens here not as a crisis response but as part of the quiet maintenance that responsible adults carry out. The clinics and providers listed on this page offer confidential screening without the weight of small-town visibility; what you learn stays between you and the medical staff, a boundary that local testing respects as firmly as anywhere else.
Young adults in Ferrum, those navigating their late teens through their thirties, often have the clearest reason to make screening routine. Whether you're partnered, single, newly connected, or between relationships, the clinics available in and around Ferrum treat testing as straightforward health care, not judgment. A visit to get tested is no different from any other appointment kept. The landscape here, with its hills and established neighborhoods, hasn't created barriers to access; testing is within reach.
What matters most is knowing that confidentiality is the default, not something you have to negotiate or explain. Local providers understand that in a place where families run deep, discretion isn't a luxury. It's how health care works.
Getting there
At 4.78/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Ferrum generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 24088 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 24088 area around Ferrum: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Ferrum alone.
Ferrum sits in Franklin County, ZIP 24088. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Ferrum? 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 Franklin County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Virginia 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 Ferrum-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 Ferrum 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 Virginia 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 Virginia, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Virginia 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 VirginiaSource: 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 Tri-Area Community Health Centers (0.3 mi); 6 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
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 225 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Virginia average.
In Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
It means an infection was found; a provider confirms it and starts treatment, most STIs are curable or manageable.
Screening checks when you have no symptoms; diagnostic testing confirms a cause when you do. The lab tests are often the same.
It's curable with antibiotics; catching it early avoids serious complications.
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