The syphilis rate in Gloucester County is currently 68% below the US average. If you live in Hornets Nest, Virginia, and need STI testing for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you can choose between clinics that may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, and private labs that let you pay a flat self-pay price. These options are detailed below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Hornets Nest, VA. The nearest, Northern Neck Middlesex Free Health Clinic, is about 6.3 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.
Northern Neck Middlesex Free Health Clinic in Topping bases fees on income, so cost adjusts to what each patient can actually pay. STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV testing. Appointments required to get started.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Virginia Department of Health in Gloucester tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and TB on a sliding-scale fee open to all, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs; appointments are required. Care is delivered in Spanish.
Virginia Department of Health in Gloucester conducts clinical services (including STI counseling, HIV testing, and PrEP education) in Spanish without relay or intermediary. That means clinical nuance, dosing instructions, and adherence guidance reach Spanish-speaking patients in the same room, in the same visit, from the provider.
Without Ryan White support at this clinic, a patient managing HIV faces a broken chain: testing at one address, medication at another, and adherence counseling somewhere else entirely. Virginia Department of Health in Gloucester holds that entire continuum (HIV testing, medical treatment, and medication adherence education) under Ryan White funding, so care doesn't fracture between providers.
Plenty of clinics prescribe PrEP and stop there. Virginia Department of Health in Gloucester also carries DoxyPEP, doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for bacterial STI prevention, alongside both PrEP and PEP, giving patients access to a fuller modern prevention toolkit rather than a single-tool approach.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic, a community care clinic in Gloucester, pairs STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid HIV) with family planning and treatment, all on a no-fee, donations-accepted basis. Appointments are required.
When cost is the reason someone delays getting tested or skips treatment after a diagnosis, an untreated infection continues, and spreads. Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic charges nothing for any service it provides, so that calculation never gets in the way of care that should have happened sooner.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · 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 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Hornets Nest, 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 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 Gloucester 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.
7519 Hospital Drive, Gloucester, VA 23061
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
6567 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester, VA 23061
CMS-certified lab
6790 Wood Ridge Drive, Gloucester, VA 23061
CMS-certified lab
6609 Main Street, Gloucester, VA 23061
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
7544 Medical Drive - Suite B-1, Gloucester, VA 23061
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Hornets Nest. 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, 286 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Hornets Nest. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 136 offer telehealth.
Brigitte Wolf-Small, MD
Family medicine · 9891 General Puller Highway, Hartfield
Shafqat Ashai, MD
Internal medicine · 7590 Hospital Drive, Gloucester
Ines Stromberg, MD
Urology · 7552 Hospital Drive, Gloucester
Peter Zullo, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 7547 Medical Drive, Gloucester
William Stallings, MD
Family medicine · 7519 Hospital Drive, Gloucester
Ronald Haggerty, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 6609 Main Street, Gloucester
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 Hornets Nest, 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.
Middlesex Pharmacy
4.9 miUpper Mattaponi Indian Tribe
6.0 miWest Point Acquisition
6.0 mi
6.5 mi 
7.0 mi Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic
9.3 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Hornets Nest, VA.
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 Hornets Nest, 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.
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
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 Gloucester County, the county that includes Hornets Nest, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~21% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#97 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 27% of the state
| Infection | Gloucester County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 217.2 87 cases ▼ 54% | 472.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 54.9 22 cases ▼ 65% | 158.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5 2 cases ▼ 53% | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2.5 1 cases ▼ 74% | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 2.5 1 cases ▼ 84% | 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 Gloucester County, chlamydia has fallen from 266.1 to 217.2 per 100,000 (18%), gonorrhea has fallen from 77.5 to 54.9 per 100,000 (29%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.6 to 5 per 100,000 (92%).
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 Gloucester County.
Local HIV snapshot
Gloucester County HIV care continuum (2022)
Gloucester County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Gloucester County residents living with HIV, 92.2% are in care · 90.2% 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 Gloucester County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Beaverdam Park draws weekend crowds year-round, yet the neighbors lining those trails are overwhelmingly homeowners, a sign of just how thin Hornets Nest's rental market runs and how quietly a younger renter can end up here without much of a social foothold. That life stage, when coverage gaps and shifting routines collide, is exactly when routine screening is easiest to let slide. It means planning a drive. For the share of residents who are working age but outside the labor force, scheduling around clinic hours is at least flexible; for those who are employed, carving out time mid-week can be harder.
The $1,199 typical rent, modest against Northern Virginia benchmarks but real against local wages, means cost-conscious residents benefit from knowing which of the listed options offer sliding-scale or no-cost visits before they show up. The community here skews toward established households (married couples, multi-person homes) but younger adults forming their first serious partnerships are present in every neighborhood off the roads near Thousand Trails Beach Park, and they're the ones most likely to have never been tested before. Knowing the closest clinic and its fee structure in advance turns that into a one-stop errand rather than a research project.
Getting there
At 5.69/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Hornets Nest 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 23061 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 23061 area around Hornets Nest: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Hornets Nest alone.
Hornets Nest sits in Gloucester County, ZIP 23061. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Hornets Nest? 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 Gloucester 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 Hornets Nest-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 Hornets Nest 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.
7 testing options are within 30 miles of Hornets Nest, VA.
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 217 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Virginia average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, most chlamydia infections cause no symptoms, so screening is the only reliable way to catch it.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
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