New HIV diagnoses in Atlantic County run about 17% lower than the US average. Whether you need a one-time test or regular check-ups in Linwood, New Jersey, public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits all have trade-offs: costs, speed, and convenience. See your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Linwood, NJ. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, 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.
Shore Medical Center in Linwood runs appointment-based STI care that pairs same-visit treatment for bacterial infections like gonorrhea and chlamydia with testing for HIV, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis: billed to insurance or charged on a fee basis, with PrEP and PEP available for ongoing and post-exposure prevention.
Shore Medical Center prescribes PrEP, including tenofovir-based regimens, and manages PEP directly, meaning the lab work, follow-up monitoring, and prescription renewals that make either regimen effective are handled by the same clinical team rather than split across separate providers.
Without on-site hepatitis C treatment, a positive antibody result typically sends a patient to a specialist, creating a gap where the infection continues advancing while appointments are arranged. Shore Medical Center closes that gap, diagnosis and antiviral treatment both happen within the same facility in Linwood.
People without a regular provider, or those paying out of pocket and wanting one consolidated visit to cover real exposure concerns, benefit from Shore Medical Center's extended panel, which adds herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB to the standard gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV tests.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers in Pleasantville folds STI testing into ongoing family practice care: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV screening sit alongside TB testing and treatment within a continuous patient relationship. Fees follow a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. Appointments required.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
AtlantiCare Health Services FQHC JBRC Medical Clinic in Pleasantville meets patients wherever they are financially: no appointment needed, and fees adjust to income on a sliding scale. Federal qualification backs that commitment, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening for anyone walking through the door.
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Atlantic County Department of Human Services in Northfield delivers rapid HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and TB testing through a county human-services infrastructure: meaning appointments are required, the full panel is free, and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines are available on the same visit.
Sliding-scale fees still leave a balance for many people at other clinics, and some zero-cost programs cover only certain tests. At Atlantic County Department of Human Services, every service on the menu (testing, treatment, vaccines) carries no fee, with no conditions attached.
Sexual health clinics rarely hold a substance-use treatment program within the same walls, which means patients navigating both issues often have to manage separate providers. Atlantic County Department of Human Services offers substance-use treatment alongside STI care, so those needs can be addressed without splitting care between separate appointments.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey in Absecon tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee open to anyone, with appointments required; bacterial infections are treated the same visit, and HPV and hepatitis vaccines are on-site.
Spanish is spoken here, and interpretation services extend to other languages as well: meaning the clinical conversation about symptoms, treatment options, and follow-up happens in full, not in shorthand. For anyone whose primary language isn't English, that depth of communication is what turns a visit into actual care.
Many clinics leave younger patients to navigate parental-consent questions with no clear answer. As a Title X provider, Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey in Absecon is legally required to offer confidential family planning services to minors. That protection is written into the funding, not left to discretion.
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Listing verified Jan 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 Linwood, 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 value: single tests
$49 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Atlantic 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.
65 Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township, NJ 08205
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1541 Atlantic Ave B 2, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
16 South Rhode Island Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Linwood. 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, 307 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Linwood. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 109 offer telehealth.
Hisham Elgenaidi, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1201 New Road, Linwood
Hang Hu, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 1201 New Road, Linwood
Grace Fiorentino, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 524 Maple Avenue, Linwood
Pujan Parikh, MD
Internal medicine · 5 Seagarden Drive, Linwood
Athanasios Papastamelos, DO Telehealth
Infectious disease · 2106 New Road, Linwood
Seva Milov, MD
OB-GYN · 2110 New Road, Linwood
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 Linwood, NJ 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.
1.4 mi Village Super Market of NJ
1.5 miAcme Pharmacy
1.7 miSav-on Pharmacy
1.7 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Linwood, NJ.
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 Linwood, 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
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
$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 Atlantic County, the county that includes Linwood, compare with New Jersey and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#6 of 21 New Jersey counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 71% of the state
| Infection | Atlantic County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 491.3 1,352 cases ▲ 28% | 384.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 147.5 406 cases ▲ 35% | 109.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 14.2 39 cases ▲ 75% | 8.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 18.2 50 cases ▲ 75% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 21.8 60 cases ▲ 36% | 16 | 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 Atlantic County, chlamydia has risen from 490.3 to 491.3 per 100,000 (0%), gonorrhea has fallen from 183.6 to 147.5 per 100,000 (20%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.4 to 14.2 per 100,000 (69%).
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 Atlantic County.
Local HIV snapshot
Atlantic County HIV care continuum (2023)
Atlantic County recorded 11.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Atlantic County residents living with HIV, 66.3% are in care · 60.9% 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 Atlantic County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Linwood wears its stability plainly, tree-lined blocks near Crest Lea Park, a homeownership rate that most South Jersey towns would envy, households that skew toward families rather than solo renters. But owning a home on a street off New Road doesn't automatically make health care easy to reach, and for a city where more than a third of adults aren't currently in the workforce, scheduling around clinic hours can be its own quiet obstacle. That workforce picture matters when you think about who most needs straightforward access to STI screening.
Linwood's younger adults (people in their late teens and twenties, a notably small slice of the overall population here) are exactly the group Atlantic County's STI data consistently flags as highest-risk, yet they're also the most likely to be balancing irregular hours, limited income, or the kind of month-to-month rent that leaves little room to absorb an unexpected medical bill. At $1,583 a month, renting in Linwood is a real financial commitment, and cost uncertainty is one of the things that genuinely delays a test that someone already intends to get.
Getting there
Linwood scores 11.37/20 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.
Linwood sits in Atlantic County, ZIP 8221. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Linwood? 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 Atlantic County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New Jersey 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 Linwood-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 Linwood 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey, a minor can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment at any age, and to HIV testing at age 13 or older; a provider may notify a parent, and must do so where sexual assault is involved.
New Jersey 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 New JerseySource: 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 9 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Atlantic County reported ~491 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the New Jersey average.
At-home kits mail to 8221: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In New Jersey, 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.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Yes, site matters; oral/anal exposure needs a throat or rectal swab, which urine testing won't catch.
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