Chlamydia rates in Providence County are 30% higher than the US average. If you're in Johnston, Rhode Island and want to test before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, you can choose from clinics that bill insurance or private labs with flat self-pay prices. See your options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Johnston, RI. The nearest, East Side Clinical Laboratories, is about 1.0 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-County Community Action Agency in Providence is a community action agency where STI care sits alongside substance use, family planning, and HIV medical treatment: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and HIV are tested on a sliding-scale fee with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, by appointment, with services available in Spanish and interpretation for other languages.
Without language access at the point of care, a diagnosis can stall. Instructions misread, follow-up missed, a prescription not filled correctly. At Tri-County Community Action Agency, Spanish is spoken on staff and interpretation is available for other languages, so the clinical conversation, treatment plan, and counseling happen directly, in the same appointment.
Without a Title X provider, a minor needing STI care alongside family planning may face disclosures they can't control or gaps in coverage they can't navigate alone. Tri-County Community Action Agency's Title X status means those services are legally confidential for minors: testing, treatment, and family planning covered without a guardian's involvement.
Tri-County Community Action Agency prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly: PrEP involves initial HIV and renal function testing, prescription of the daily antiretroviral, and scheduled follow-up labs every three months; PEP is prescribed and managed through the completion of the 28-day course, with uninsured patients covered for PrEP costs.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Tri-County Community Health Center of North Providence welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Federal qualification underpins its sliding-scale fee structure, keeping syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing within reach regardless of income, so a single visit can address a full standard STI panel.
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WellOne in Scituate runs a panel that extends beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis to include hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB. Bacterial STIs treated the same visit. Fees slide on income; Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance are all accepted. Appointments required.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Atwood Street Health Center in Providence welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federal qualification underpins its sliding-scale fee structure, keeping syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing within reach for patients across income levels in a single visit.
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Comprehensive Community Action Program in Cranston is a community action program where STI care, hepatitis C treatment, and TB services share a roof with broader social health programs. Appointments are required; the sliding-scale fee applies to everyone, and same-visit treatment is available for bacterial STIs. Care is delivered in Spanish.
For someone whose primary language is Spanish (navigating a new diagnosis, weighing treatment options, or simply trying to understand a result) Comprehensive Community Action Program carries the full clinical conversation in Spanish. No relay, no simplified summary: the appointment itself runs in the language you reason and ask questions in.
Getting a hepatitis C antibody reactive result somewhere and then hunting for a prescribing provider is a gap that delays curative treatment by weeks or months. Comprehensive Community Action Program closes that gap, antiviral treatment is managed on-site, so a positive finding moves directly into a care plan without leaving the building.
When substance-use issues go unaddressed at an STI visit, a second referral often goes unfilled, and the underlying risk continues. At Comprehensive Community Action Program in Cranston, substance-use treatment is part of the same program, so both conditions can be engaged at once rather than one waiting on the other.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
CharterCARE in Providence tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and all three hepatitis strains on a sliding-scale fee; gonorrhea and chlamydia are treated the same visit, and an appointment is required.
CharterCARE carries clinical staff and interpretation across Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Meaning a patient navigating PrEP adherence counseling or a hepatitis treatment plan can work through it in the language they reason in at home, without a lag in the room.
CharterCARE prescribes both PrEP and PEP as standing services, which means ongoing prevention medication is managed within the same clinical relationship. No separate provider needed to maintain a regimen.
Many clinics test for hepatitis C antibodies and hand the rest off elsewhere: CharterCARE treats it on-site, so a positive result moves into an active treatment plan without a break in care or a change of provider.
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Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net federally qualified health center about 4 miles from Johnston. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Providence Community Health Centers tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with appointments required. Bacterial infections are treated the same visit, and care is delivered in Portuguese.
When an STI conversation runs through a second language, critical details stall: follow-up questions go unasked, treatment instructions get compressed, and gaps open up between diagnosis and what actually happens next. At Providence Community Health Centers, clinical care in Portuguese closes that gap before it starts.
Plenty of clinics stop at gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Herpes testing simply isn't offered. Providence Community Health Centers runs the test, giving patients a fuller picture of their sexual health in a single appointment.
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Listing verified May 2026 · 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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Johnston, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Providence 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.
115 Cass Avenue, Woonsocket, RI 02895
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
2 Dudley Street, Providence, RI 02905
CMS-certified lab
167 Point Street, Providence, RI 02903
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 Johnston. 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, 1,606 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Johnston. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 637 offer telehealth.
Jason Austin, MD
Family medicine · 1524 Atwood Avenue, Johnston
Leif Olsson, MD Telehealth
Urology · 1524 Atwood Avenue, Johnston
Marcel Bavoux, MD
Internal medicine · 1239 Hartford Avenue, Johnston
Babak Ettekal, MD
Family medicine · 33 Maple Street, North Providence
John Gaines, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 41 Sanderson Road, Smithfield
Kristen Wong, MD
Family medicine · 35 Village Plaza Way, North Scituate
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 Johnston, RI 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.
Osco Pharmacy
0.9 mi
1.0 mi Atwood Pharmacy
1.8 mi
2.7 mi 
2.8 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Johnston, RI.
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 Johnston, 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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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
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 Providence County, the county that includes Johnston, compare with Rhode Island and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data.
#1 of 5 Rhode Island counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Providence County | Rhode Island | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 639.1 4,222 cases ▲ 33% | 480.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 213.6 1,411 cases ▲ 40% | 152.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.2 74 cases ▲ 37% | 8.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 12.7 84 cases ▲ 40% | 9.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 33 218 cases ▲ 39% | 23.7 | 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 Providence County, chlamydia has risen from 509.9 to 639.1 per 100,000 (25%), gonorrhea has risen from 172.2 to 213.6 per 100,000 (24%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 11 to 11.2 per 100,000 (2%).
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 Providence County.
Local HIV snapshot
Providence County HIV care continuum (2023)
Providence County recorded 10.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Providence County residents living with HIV, 46.7% are in care · 39.9% 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 Providence County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Hartford Avenue runs through the kind of Johnston where a modest ranch sits beside a two-family rental, and for the roughly one-in-three households paying around a thousand dollars a month in rent, discretionary spending gets allocated carefully. Johnston's household structure adds texture to that picture. With an average household of more than three people and nearly half of adults married, many residents are managing shared schedules and shared budgets, which shapes when and whether a health appointment actually fits into the week.
Young adults still forming relationships, people in their late teens and twenties moving through Simmonsville or Lymansville, face a Providence County STI landscape where that stage of life carries the bulk of new infections, and a clinic that stays open late or charges nothing can be the deciding factor. Getting to the options listed here typically means driving out along Atwood Avenue or taking US 6, so checking hours and distance before you go saves a wasted trip. With unemployment running meaningful enough to feel in neighborhoods like Hughesdale, low-barrier screening removes one more thing that competes for a tight schedule.
Getting there
Johnston scores 13.22/20 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.
Johnston sits in Providence County, ZIP 2919. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Johnston? 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 Providence County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Rhode Island 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 Johnston-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 Johnston 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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Rhode Island 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 Rhode IslandSource: 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.
There are 12 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Public health clinics nearby provide free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Providence County reported ~639 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Rhode Island average.
In Rhode Island, 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.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
Yes, site matters; oral/anal exposure needs a throat or rectal swab, which urine testing won't catch.
Get treated, notify partners, pause sex until cleared, and follow up, the infection is manageable.
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