Gonorrhea is reported about 27% more often in Camden County than the national average. Whether for a one-time concern or ongoing check-ups in Merchantville, New Jersey, you may choose between same-day testing at walk-in clinics or using labs and at-home kits on your own schedule. Both practices can be found below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Merchantville, NJ. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 1.4 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.
CAMcare Health in Camden requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead unlocks a full visit: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and conventional HIV testing, same-visit bacterial treatment, hepatitis A and B vaccines, and sliding-scale fees that apply to everyone.
Many testing sites rely on ad-hoc workarounds when a patient speaks Spanish, the clinical conversation stays thin and the nuance gets lost. At CAMcare, Spanish is a direct language of care, meaning the full intake, counseling, and treatment conversation happen without a layer of improvisation between the provider and the person in the room.
CAMcare's standing panel includes hepatitis A, B, and C testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. A meaningful distinction for anyone without a primary care provider who would otherwise need a separate appointment to get liver-affecting infections screened at all. Hepatitis A and B vaccines are also available on the same visit.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Cooper Care Alliance in Collingswood brings full-spectrum STI care through a community health setting, testing for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with sliding-scale fees, same-visit bacterial treatment, and appointments required.
Interpretation services are woven into clinical care at Cooper Care Alliance: not reserved for intake paperwork, but available across the full visit, including counseling, treatment discussions, and medication education. That reach matters when precision in a DoxyPEP or PrEP conversation is as important as the prescription itself.
Cooper Care Alliance holds prescribing authority for PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP under one practice: useful for anyone without a regular provider managing ongoing HIV or bacterial STI prevention, or for patients who want all three options evaluated and issued without splitting care across multiple offices.
Beyond the core bacterial and HIV panel, Cooper Care Alliance tests for hepatitis A, B, and C, and pairs those results with hepatitis A and B vaccination on-site. The same appointment that surfaces a hepatitis status can initiate or advance a vaccine series, closing the gap between detection and protection in a single visit.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Cathedral Kitchen Satellite Site in Camden welcomes walk-ins for STI screening: no appointment needed to get tested for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Federal FQHC standing ties fees to a sliding scale based on income, so a single visit covers testing at a cost calibrated to what you actually earn.
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Osborn Family Health Center in Camden welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federal qualification underpins its sliding-scale fees, and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with costs adjusted to your income level.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Cooper University Health Care in Camden is a hospital-based practice where STI care sits alongside the full clinical infrastructure of a health system: rapid and conventional HIV testing, syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes, and all three hepatitis strains on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Appointments required; Ryan White funding anchors HIV care for those who need it most.
Ryan White funding at Cooper means someone without insurance or a steady HIV provider can move from a rapid test through to HIV/AIDS medical treatment and medication adherence support within the same system. That continuity (funding in place, clinical staff on hand) is what makes ongoing management realistic rather than theoretical.
Cooper carries both PrEP and PEP as standing services, and uninsured patients have a dedicated PrEP coverage pathway. For someone without a primary care provider who needs prevention medication prescribed and managed, having both options inside a full health system means no separate specialist search.
Cooper tests for hepatitis C and treats it on-site, which means a positive antibody result leads directly to antiviral management rather than a separate referral chain. For a curable infection, that compression of steps is the difference between a diagnosis acted on and one that stalls.
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English
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 Merchantville, 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 Camden 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.
104 White Horse Pike, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
CMS-certified lab
112 White Horse Pike, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
CMS-certified lab
807 North Haddon Avenue, Haddonfield, NJ 08033
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 Merchantville. 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, 4,962 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Merchantville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,769 offer telehealth.
Christopher Colopinto, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 7665 Maple Avenue, Pennsauken
David Hassman, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 7665 Maple Avenue, Pennsauken
Eric Kaminetsky, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 457 Haddonfield Road, Cherry Hill
George Nghiem, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 2339 Route 70 West, Cherry Hill
Carlo Foppiano Palacios, MD Telehealth
Infectious disease · 2339 Route 70 West, Cherry Hill
Glenda Rabie, MD
Family medicine · 309 Marlton Avenue, Camden
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 Merchantville, 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.
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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 Merchantville, 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 $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
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 Camden County, the county that includes Merchantville, compare with New Jersey and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#3 of 21 New Jersey counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Camden County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 631.6 3,330 cases ▲ 64% | 384.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 228.2 1,203 cases ▲ 109% | 109.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.2 59 cases ▲ 38% | 8.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 12.7 67 cases ▲ 22% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 27.5 145 cases ▲ 72% | 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 Camden County, chlamydia has risen from 627 to 631.6 per 100,000 (1%), gonorrhea has fallen from 251.6 to 228.2 per 100,000 (9%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 20.1 to 11.2 per 100,000 (44%).
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 Camden County.
Local HIV snapshot
Camden County HIV care continuum (2023)
Camden County recorded 17.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Camden County residents living with HIV, 74% are in care · 67.7% 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 Camden County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
CR 537, West Maple Avenue, runs straight out of Merchantville toward the cluster of options listed on this page, a drive that takes most residents well under half an hour. That proximity matters because the borough's rental third of the population is carrying a monthly payment that leaves little slack for anything that feels optional, and even owners here are holding homes valued modestly enough that an unexpected lab bill can give pause. Most households in Merchantville are larger than the regional norm, and nearly half of adults are married: meaning a positive result rarely stays a private matter for long, and partners need to be in the loop quickly.
The borough's workforce participation is solid, which is practical shorthand for packed schedules: early-morning or lunchtime appointment windows, or same-day options through listings on this page, matter more than people usually admit when scheduling around a full workweek. Young adults in their late teens and twenties, a meaningful slice of Merchantville's population, are at the stage of life where new relationships overlap with the least routine medical care, making low-cost, easy-to-reach screening genuinely useful rather than aspirational. A household of three-plus people, a rent check due the first of every month, and two working adults trying to coordinate calendars: testing that slots in without drama is simply the version that gets used.
Getting there
Merchantville scores 12.39/20 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.
Merchantville sits in Camden County, ZIP 8109. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Merchantville? 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 Camden 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 Merchantville-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 Merchantville 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.
Possibly, Camden, NJ is close; compare it by distance against Labcorp.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 632 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the New Jersey average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In New Jersey, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
Definitely worth testing; abnormal discharge often points to a treatable STI.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
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