Syphilis rates in New London County run about 51% lower than the US average. If you're in New London County, Connecticut, and wondering about your STI status whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, consider your priorities: public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. See the list below for options.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for New London, CT. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 0.2 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.
Community Health Center in New London tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and herpes, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections on a sliding-scale fee structure, and every service the clinic provides carries no charge to the patient. Appointments are required.
Community Health Center applies a no-fee structure across its entire service catalog, not a selected set of tests, not a subsidized tier, but every clinical service it delivers. That means HIV counseling, herpes testing, and mpox vaccination each carry the same price: nothing.
Spanish-language care at Community Health Center is staffed directly: clinicians who conduct the exam, explain results, and discuss PrEP or treatment options do so in Spanish as a first-language clinical capacity, not a supplemental accommodation bolted onto an English-primary visit.
Many STI clinics stop short of writing prevention prescriptions, leaving patients to navigate a separate provider for PrEP or PEP. Community Health Center prescribes and manages both, covering HIV prevention pharmacologically on-site and extending PrEP access to uninsured patients at no cost.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England in New London operates on a sliding scale with insurance accepted, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing alongside same-visit bacterial treatment, with appointments required and Spanish-language staff on hand.
Spanish is spoken directly by staff at this New London clinic, not patched in remotely. For other languages, interpretation services are operationally integrated into appointments, so clinical detail, treatment instructions, and prevention counseling all move accurately through a fluent channel rather than across a language gap.
Title X designation is the specific legal mechanism that makes services for minors confidential here: meaning a young person's testing, treatment, and family planning care exist outside any parental billing trail. That statutory protection is built into Planned Parenthood of Southern New England's New London clinic by federal program status, not clinic policy alone.
Leaving Planned Parenthood of Southern New England without a DoxyPEP prescription, and having to locate a separate prescriber willing to manage it alongside PrEP or PEP, is the gap this clinic closes. All three prevention medications are prescribed and managed here in New London, so a prevention plan that combines daily HIV prophylaxis with post-exposure bacterial coverage doesn't fracture across multiple providers.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Alliance for Living in New London offers rapid HIV and hepatitis C testing at no charge, with donations accepted but never required. Walk-ins are welcome, and medication adherence counseling supports anyone already navigating HIV care.
Alliance for Living runs entirely on a no-fee model: rapid HIV and hepatitis C tests, counseling, and medication support all cost nothing out of pocket. For someone paying cash with no regular provider, that means leaving with answers and support, not a bill.
Spanish speakers can access every service at Alliance for Living (testing, counseling, and medication adherence education) without navigating a language barrier mid-conversation. For someone whose primary language is Spanish, that continuity makes a real difference in how clearly HIV care can be understood and acted on.
Ryan White funding backs Alliance for Living's HIV services, which means care doesn't stop at a positive result. Medication adherence education and ongoing support are built into the same program. That continuity gives patients a sustained relationship with care rather than a handoff.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Wya New London Homeless Hospitality Center, in New London, earned its federal health center designation by serving people who fall outside conventional care: between providers, paying cash, or without coverage. Sliding-scale fees keep syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening within reach, and no appointment is needed to walk in.
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United Community and Family Services Healthcare in New London is a community health center, meaning STI care sits alongside primary and family services rather than in isolation. Walk-in testing covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee structure, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines available.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Hartford HealthCare-GoHealth Urgent Care in Norwich folds STI testing into an urgent-care format: no appointment required, with gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV on the panel, same-visit bacterial treatment, and sliding-scale fees accepted through Medicaid and insurance, with interpretation services available.
Interpretation services are available for non-English-speaking patients at this Norwich location, meaning language access applies to the clinical conversation itself (history, diagnosis, and treatment) not just check-in paperwork. That coverage shapes what the appointment can actually accomplish.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Hartford HealthCare-GoHealth Urgent Care in Norwich also tests for herpes. A specific addition that matters because herpes isn't included in the routine four-pathogen screen most urgent-care settings offer. One visit covers both bacterial and viral STI detection.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Health Department in Ledyard runs appointments-only STI care that covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB in a single visit, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and every service carries no fee.
The Health Department is funded to absorb the full cost of every service it provides (testing, counseling, STI treatment, TB evaluation) so no billing system is engaged at checkout. There is no fee schedule running in the background, no copay collected at the window.
Clinicians here run herpes testing and both hepatitis B and hepatitis C antibody screens as part of the same appointment that covers the bacterial and viral core panel. That means lab orders for infections go out from a single visit, with results reviewed and counseling provided on each.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
UCFS Eldercare Health Center in Norwich meets patients where private coverage gaps and cash-pay realities collide: its federally qualified standing ties fees directly to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening genuinely within reach regardless of insurance status.
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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 New London, 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 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 New London 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.
620 Gold Star Highway, Groton, CT 06340
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, CT 06340
CMS-certified lab
326 Washington Street, Norwich, CT 06360
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 New London. 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, 347 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of New London. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 127 offer telehealth.
Samantha Lee, MD
OB-GYN · 3 Shaws Cv, New London
Stephen Smith, MD
Family medicine · 1 Shaws Cv, New London
William Cusick, MD
OB-GYN · 4 Shaws Cv, New London
Michael Lavallee
OB-GYN · 4 Shaws Cv, New London
Margaret Rydell, MD
Family medicine · 4 Shaws Cv, New London
Maren Seiberth
Internal medicine · 365 Montauk Avenue, New London
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 New London, CT 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.
Nutmeg/LTC Pharmacy
1.0 mi
1.1 mi Simply Pharmacy
1.2 mi
1.3 mi Stop and Shop Pharmacy
1.3 mi
1.4 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to New London, CT.
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 New London, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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
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 New London County, the county that includes New London, compare with Connecticut and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2021 surveillance data. An estimated ~34% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#8 of 17 Connecticut counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 53% of the state
| Infection | New London County | Connecticut | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 320.7 862 cases ▼ 12% | 364.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 118.7 319 cases ▲ 5% | 113.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 7.8 21 cases ▲ 7% | 7.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 3.7 10 cases ▲ 16% | 3.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 6.3 17 cases ▼ 59% | 15.3 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2021. 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 2021 in New London County, chlamydia has risen from 278.9 to 320.7 per 100,000 (15%), gonorrhea has risen from 64.8 to 118.7 per 100,000 (83%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.2 to 7.8 per 100,000 (255%).
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 New London County.
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 New London County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
US 1 runs straight through New London as Jefferson Avenue, and the drive to reach the nearest option listed on this page from almost anywhere along that corridor is short enough that the errand rarely eats a lunch break. That matters here, because the city's housing reality adds its own pressure: nearly two thirds of residents rent, with typical monthly costs under a thousand dollars, which means discretionary spending on health tends to get weighed carefully against everything else. When a clinic visit is genuinely close and the fee structure is transparent, the calculus shifts.
The demographic texture reinforces why accessible screening is worth talking about plainly. A large share of New London's population falls in the late-teen and twenty-something years, exactly when STI transmission rates peak nationally, and the county's own case data reflects that pattern. With fewer than three in ten adults married and household sizes running above average, many people here are navigating dating, new relationships, or shared living situations in the years when routine testing matters most.
Unemployment sits notably above national norms, and only about one household in six clears six figures, so the lower-cost and sliding-scale options listed on this page are the practical ones for most residents, not a fallback. For a single adult renting near Bank Street or the Coit Street Historic District, knowing those options exist before something feels urgent is simply the useful, grounded thing.
Getting there
At 9.07/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in New London 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.
New London sits in New London County, ZIP 6320. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside New London? 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 New London County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Connecticut 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 New London-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 New London 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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Connecticut 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 ConnecticutSource: 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.
The closest is Quest Diagnostics (0.2 mi); 12 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, Community Health Center (0.3 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 321 cases per 100,000 residents (2021), below the Connecticut average.
In Connecticut, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
Public health clinics, family-planning clinics, and many school or campus health centers test teens and young adults, often free.
Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.
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