In Prince William County, reported syphilis runs about 52% lower than the US average. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, those living in Lake Ridge, Virginia have options for STI testing. Some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time. Find them in the list below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Lake Ridge, VA. The nearest, GPW Health Center - Woodbridge, is about 0.5 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.
GPW Health Center - Woodbridge earns its federal qualification by tying fees to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening reachable for people paying out of pocket, between insurance plans, or simply watching their budget. Walk-ins are welcome, no appointment needed to get tested in Woodbridge.
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Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care in Lake Ridge takes walk-ins for STI testing, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis B in a single visit, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and fees billed to insurance or Medicaid.
The testing panel at Inova-GoHealth extends beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV to include herpes and hepatitis B. That means two infections frequently left off a basic panel are resolved diagnostically in the same visit rather than requiring a separate order elsewhere.
Interpretation services for non-English languages are available at Inova-GoHealth in Lake Ridge, meaning language access is a clinical function at the point of care. Patients can discuss symptoms, test results, and treatment instructions in the language they speak without scheduling a separate encounter.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Virginia Department of Health in Woodbridge provides STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid and conventional HIV, hepatitis B and C) at no cost, with sliding-scale fees for other services; Medicaid and insurance are accepted, and appointments are required.
STI testing at the Virginia Department of Health in Woodbridge is staffed and funded to run at no charge to the patient, no billing cycle initiated, no balance generated, no insurance claim required. The cost structure is built into the public health model itself, not applied as a discount after the fact.
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages at the Virginia Department of Health in Woodbridge, which means a clinician can take a full symptom and medication history accurately. Reducing the chance that a treatment decision is made on incomplete information.
Many clinics prescribe PrEP and stop there, leaving DoxyPEP off the table entirely. The Virginia Department of Health in Woodbridge prescribes and manages all three (PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP) so bacterial STI prevention and HIV prevention are addressed through the same clinic rather than split across providers.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Privia Health in Woodbridge runs by appointment, so scheduling ahead is the move, but that single visit covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections on a sliding-scale fee, and care delivered in Spanish.
Privia Health carries the clinical conversation (symptoms, medication instructions, follow-up plans) entirely in Spanish. For someone managing a chronic diagnosis like hepatitis B or navigating a PrEP regimen, that directness means nothing gets lost between a provider's intent and a patient's understanding.
Privia Health prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP directly, which means prevention doesn't stall while patients wait on outside referrals. The medications and the ongoing monitoring to support them are handled within the same practice.
Getting a hepatitis C diagnosis and then being sent elsewhere for treatment is the norm at many testing sites, Privia Health breaks that pattern. Hepatitis C treatment is delivered on-site, keeping the full arc of care, from confirmed infection to cleared virus, within one practice.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
NOVA Patient Care in Lake Ridge accepts Medicaid and private insurance, with a fee schedule for those paying directly, and covers the full bacterial and viral panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) by appointment, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and Spanish-language care throughout.
NOVA Patient Care conducts care in Spanish: not just intake, but counseling, medication instructions, and follow-up conversations. For someone managing PrEP adherence or hepatitis treatment without a regular Spanish-speaking provider elsewhere, that continuity inside a single clinic changes what gets understood and what gets done.
NOVA Patient Care prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, which means the follow-up labs and adherence counseling that keep those medications working stay within the same clinical relationship rather than getting handed off.
A hepatitis C diagnosis that sends you to a separate specialist means a second intake, a second wait, and a gap where treatment doesn't happen. NOVA Patient Care treats hepatitis C on-site, the same practice that runs the test also prescribes and manages the cure.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington Mother of Mercy Free Clinic in Woodbridge charges nothing for any service it provides, donations are welcome but never required. Appointments are needed, and the clinic tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, with HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines also available.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
GPW Health Center in Dumfries meets patients where they are (between providers, paying cash, or without insurance) through federally qualified status that ties sliding-scale fees to income. STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed to get started.
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Inova in Dumfries covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis C, and TB testing on a sliding-scale fee, with free HIV testing and a free mpox vaccine, accepting Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance; bacterial STIs treated same visit, by appointment.
Plenty of clinics publish a sliding scale and still send certain patients home with a balance. At Inova in Dumfries, every service (testing, treatment, vaccines, prevention counseling) is provided at no fee, full stop.
Inova in Dumfries prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, which means a patient building a long-term HIV prevention plan doesn't need a separate provider to maintain it. The prescription and the follow-up stay in the same place.
A hepatitis C diagnosis that sends you elsewhere for treatment can stretch into months of scheduling, specialist waitlists, and lapsed care. Time the virus doesn't waste. Inova in Dumfries carries hepatitis C treatment on-site, so the gap between diagnosis and cleared infection is measured in appointments, not referrals.
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Listing verified Mar 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Lake Ridge, 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 Prince William 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.
13285 Minnieville Road, Woodbridge, VA 22192
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
12825 Minnieville Road, Woodbridge, VA 22192
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2199 Old Bridge Road, Woodbridge, VA 22192
CMS-certified lab
13580 Groupe Drive Suite 100, Woodbridge, VA 22192
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Lake Ridge. 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, 4,515 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Lake Ridge. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,847 offer telehealth.
Sohail Moussavi, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 12731 Marblestone Drive, Woodbridge
Hamere Mekonnen, MD
Family medicine · 14349 Gideon Drive, Woodbridge
Rabih Halabi, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 14349 Gideon Drive, Woodbridge
Peter Mendel, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 3401 Commission Court, Woodbridge
Michael Smith, MD
OB-GYN · 3350 Commission Court, Woodbridge
Nghi Bui, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 12480 Dillingham Square, Woodbridge
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 Lake Ridge, 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.
Food Lion Pharmacy
0.7 miShriji Pharmacy
2.4 miSams Pharmacy 10
2.7 mi
3.5 mi Giant of Maryland
3.5 mi
3.5 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Lake Ridge, 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 Lake Ridge, 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 $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
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 Prince William County, the county that includes Lake Ridge, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#46 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 65% of the state
| Infection | Prince William County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 403.6 1,976 cases ▼ 15% | 472.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 125.8 616 cases ▼ 21% | 158.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 7.6 37 cases ▼ 29% | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 8.6 42 cases ▼ 9% | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 11.8 58 cases ▼ 25% | 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 Prince William County, chlamydia has fallen from 417.7 to 403.6 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has risen from 96 to 125.8 per 100,000 (31%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 7.7 to 7.6 per 100,000 (1%).
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 Prince William County.
Local HIV snapshot
Prince William County HIV care continuum (2023)
Prince William County recorded 9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Prince William County residents living with HIV, 71.7% are in care · 65.2% 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 Prince William County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
The Heights sits at the heart of Lake Ridge's family-centered character: large households, most residents owning their homes, and well over half of working-age adults logging full schedules every weekday. That combination, stable but genuinely busy, shapes how realistic it is for younger adults in their late teens and twenties to carve out time for a clinic visit when work, commutes down Old Bridge Road, and school pickups all compete for the same afternoon hours. Prince William County's STI picture is worth taking seriously, and the share of Lake Ridge residents in the years when transmission rates climb highest is large enough that convenient access matters beyond the individual.
The majority of households here carry real financial commitments, whether a mortgage or rent that runs close to nineteen hundred dollars a month, so cost and schedule both factor into whether someone follows through on a test or postpones it quietly until circumstances feel easier. For anyone heading out along Minnieville Road toward Prince William Parkway anyway, several of the listed options sit along that same corridor, removing at least one logistical reason to put it off another month.
Getting there
At 8.71/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Lake Ridge 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 22192 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 22192 area around Lake Ridge: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lake Ridge alone.
Lake Ridge sits in Prince William County, ZIP 22192. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Lake Ridge? 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 Prince William 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 Lake Ridge-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 Lake Ridge 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.
There are 12 options within a 30-mile drive.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Prince William County reported ~404 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Virginia average.
At-home kits mail to 22192: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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