STD Testing in Frederiksted, VI: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
STI testing is available locally. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Frederiksted, Virgin Islands, public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience: learn more below.
3 testing options are listed for Frederiksted, VI. The nearest, Frederiksted Health Care, INC. - Ingeborg Nesbitt, is about 0.2 miles away. Compare 3 community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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Community health center 0.2 miles
Frederiksted Health Care, INC. - Ingeborg Nesbitt
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Rated 3.9 out of 5 from 24 reviews
Frederiksted Health CARE, INC. - Ingeborg Nesbitt, in Frederiksted, meets people paying cash or working without coverage through its federally qualified structure and income-based sliding-scale fees. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. No appointment needed.
US Virgin Islands Department of Health in St Croix covers hepatitis A, TB, gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and rapid or conventional HIV testing, all at no charge: no sliding scale needed because every service runs free, with walk-ins welcome and same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs.
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Every Service Runs on a Zero-Fee Structure
The department funds the full scope of care (testing, vaccines, STI treatment, TB treatment, family planning) through public health appropriations, so no billing system is triggered at any point in your visit. There is no fee schedule in use, no cost tier for any service.
Spanish Is a Working Clinical Language Here
Staff provide care directly in Spanish, which means counseling, exposure history, and treatment instructions are exchanged in that language without mediation. For patients whose primary language is Spanish, clinical accuracy in that conversation is preserved from first question to final guidance.
Substance-Use Treatment Shares a Roof with STI Care
Substance abuse treatment is offered at the same department alongside STI testing and treatment, a structural pairing that matters because substance use and STI risk are clinically linked conditions. Patients dealing with both don't need separate intake processes or separate providers to address either.
Frederiksted Health Care Inc. Northshore Health Center
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Frederiksted Health Care Inc. Northshore Health Center in Sion Farm serves residents navigating gaps between providers or paying out of pocket, meeting them through federally qualified standing that ties fees to income. Walk-ins are welcome for sliding-scale syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening. No appointment needed.
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.
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Frederiksted, 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
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Frederiksted, VI
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve St. Croix 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Frederiksted. 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
Clinicians near Frederiksted, VI who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 30 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Frederiksted. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 7 offer telehealth.
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
Pharmacies near Frederiksted, VI
No pharmacy near Frederiksted, VI 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.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Frederiksted, VI.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Frederiksted, 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.
Online treatment
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
STDs & HIV in St. Croix County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in St. Croix County, the county that includes Frederiksted, compare with U.S. Virgin Islands and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data.
Reported STD rates per 100,000, St. Croix County vs U.S. Virgin Islands vs U.S.
St. Croix CountyU.S. Virgin IslandsU.S.▲▼ = St. Croix County vs the state average
Infection
St. Croix County
U.S. Virgin Islands
United States
Chlamydia
— no data
588.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
— no data
79.1
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
— no data
2.9
15.8
Syphilis (early)
— no data
10.5
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
— no data
41.9
29.5
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: County Health Rankings (county chlamydia) · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (state & U.S.). 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.
Community health context
What shapes testing access in and around Frederiksted, VI
Primary-care shortage score 25 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 43.7
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 St. Croix County.
Pregnant or planning to be?
Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 St. Croix County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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St. Croix's rural spread amplifies that reality: the distances between daily life and a testing site aren't incidental, they're the central planning problem anyone living here has to solve. That practical weight falls hardest on people in their late teens and twenties, who are statistically in the years when STIs circulate most actively and when a schedule built around work, school, or shifting living situations already leaves little room for anything that feels logistically complicated. Screening can become one of those tasks that requires a dedicated trip rather than a detour.
That's exactly where the range of options listed on this page changes the picture. With that many sites indexed and ranked by proximity, someone in Frederiksted can cross-check hours, fees, and distance before committing to the drive, and choose a clinic whose schedule actually lines up with a shift change or a free afternoon out along the highway, rather than discovering a locked door at the end of a long road across St. Croix.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Frederiksted, VI
Walkability4.28 / 20 · Least walkable
At 4.28/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Frederiksted 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.
Frederiksted sits in St. Croix County, ZIP 00841. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Fort Frederik
Hams Bluff Light
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Saint Pauls Episcopal-Anglican Church
Saint Patricks Roman Catholic Church
Frederiksted Beach
Neighborhoods & communities
Frederiksted Historic District
Two Brothers
Smithfield
La Grange
Frederiksted Southeast
Wheel of Fortune
Hesselberg
Mars Hill
Major routes
VI 70 (Emancipation Drive)
VI 661 (Emancipation Drive)
VI 66 (Melvin H. Evans Highway)
Nearby cities & towns
Nearby cities and towns near Frederiksted, VI
Just outside Frederiksted? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Frederiksted, VI: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in St. Croix County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under U.S. Virgin Islands law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and when
CDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Frederiksted-area provider.
Medicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Frederiksted 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.
Confidentiality & consent in U.S. Virgin Islands
Minor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on U.S. Virgin Islands 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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In the U.S. Virgin Islands, public health clinics provide confidential STI testing and treatment; ask the clinic directly about consent requirements for minors.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is potentially allowable in U.S. Virgin Islands: it is not expressly authorized, but not prohibited either. Ask your provider whether they will prescribe treatment for a partner without a separate visit.
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.
