Chlamydia cases in Poquoson city run about 71% lower than the US average. No matter whether it's your first STI test or a regular screening in Poquoson city, Virginia, you have options that vary by appointment speed, cost, and convenience.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Poquoson, VA. The nearest, Southeastern Virginia Health System @ Hampton Newport News Community Services Board, is about 5.5 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.
Southeastern Virginia Health System @ Hampton Newport News Community Services Board, in Hampton, earned federal qualification precisely to catch the gaps: people between providers, paying out of pocket, or working around insurance. Sliding-scale fees adjust to income, and walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening.
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Fees & payment
Virginia Department of Health in Newport News offers free HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and herpes testing alongside a sliding-scale fee structure, with STI treatment available the same visit; an appointment is required.
Fee schedules, co-pays, and cost-sharing exist at most publicly funded clinics in some form. Virginia Department of Health in Newport News breaks from that pattern entirely. Every service, from testing through treatment, is provided at no charge to the patient.
Virginia Department of Health in Newport News maintains Spanish-language capacity and live interpretation for other languages as a standing feature of care, not a case-by-case arrangement. A patient navigating PrEP, DoxyPEP, or STI treatment gets the same depth of clinical conversation regardless of the language they use.
Virginia Department of Health in Newport News prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP directly, which means prevention medication decisions happen at the same appointment as testing. Shortening the time between a conversation and an active prescription.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Riverside Health in Newport News tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections; appointments are required.
Plenty of testing sites cap their panel at gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV: leaving herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C off the table entirely. Riverside Health runs all of them, which means a single visit can account for infections that would otherwise go undetected or require a separate appointment elsewhere.
Riverside Health carries both daily oral PrEP and PEP as standing prescriptions, meaning HIV prevention medication is written and managed at the same clinic, not coordinated across separate providers. Uninsured patients have a dedicated PrEP coverage pathway, so the medication itself stays accessible regardless of insurance status.
Deaf and hard-of-hearing patients can receive care entirely in American Sign Language, no relay, no delay. Spanish speakers and those using other languages are covered through on-site interpretation, so the full clinical conversation, counseling and all, happens without a communication gap at any point in the visit.
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American Sign Language, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Southeastern Virginia Health System in Newport News pairs same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) with a sliding-scale fee structure that extends to Medicare and private insurance; appointments are required, and donations are also accepted.
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV cover the standard ground, but hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing often get separated into a different appointment elsewhere. Southeastern Virginia Health System runs hepatitis B and hepatitis C screening within the same visit as the core panel, so exposure across all six infections gets assessed at once.
Southeastern Virginia Health System prescribes PrEP, including the antiretrovirals used for ongoing HIV prevention, and manages the required HIV and kidney-function monitoring that makes continuous PrEP use medically sound. PEP is also available for post-exposure HIV prevention within the clinic's existing prescribing capacity.
Ryan White Program funding at Southeastern Virginia Health System means HIV care doesn't stop at a confirmed test result: the clinic is staffed and resourced to prescribe antiretroviral therapy, monitor viral load, and sustain longitudinal HIV/AIDS medical treatment. That funding structure keeps care continuous rather than episodic.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Southeastern Virginia Health System @ Four Oaks Day Service Center, Newport News, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal qualification backs its sliding-scale fee structure, calibrated to income, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in a single visit.
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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 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Poquoson, 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 Poquoson city, 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.
100 Emancipation Dr Building 110A, Hampton, VA 23662
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 Poquoson. 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, 1,076 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Poquoson. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 390 offer telehealth.
Jose Perez Lara, MD
Internal medicine · 101 Pickett Place, Yorktown
Kwame Affram, MD
Internal medicine · 3000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton
Jennifer Derby, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 9 Manhattan Square, Hampton
Bobbie Sperry, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 9 Manhattan Square, Hampton
Stanley Yeatts
OB-GYN · 5 Manhattan Square, Hampton
William Brown, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 6 Manhattan Square, Hampton
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 Poquoson, 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.
York Drug
1.9 mi
2.0 mi 
2.0 mi Genoa Healthcare
5.6 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Poquoson, 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 Poquoson, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Poquoson city, the city that includes Poquoson, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#125 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 6% of the state
| Infection | Poquoson city | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 142.5 18 cases ▼ 70% | 472.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | — no data | 158.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.9 1 cases ▼ 50% | 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 Poquoson city, chlamydia has fallen from 256.8 to 142.5 per 100,000 (45%), gonorrhea has fallen from 48.2 to 39.7 per 100,000 (18%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 8 to 8 per 100,000.
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 Poquoson city.
Local HIV snapshot
Poquoson city HIV care continuum (2022)
Poquoson city recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Poquoson city residents living with HIV, 81.8% are in care · 81.8% 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 Poquoson city tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Cedar Landing Estates sits close enough to the Poquoson River that many residents measure their days by tides rather than traffic, yet getting anywhere in this city still means a car and a stretch of VA 172 or Victory Boulevard. There's no walking to an errand, let alone a clinic. That reality shapes how younger adults here, people in their late teens and twenties, actually interact with preventive care: if an appointment doesn't slot cleanly into a drive they're already making, it tends not to happen at all. The city's profile adds texture to that picture. With more than four in five households owning their homes and nearly half earning above six figures, Poquoson carries real financial stability, but high homeownership also signals rootedness, longer commutes absorbed into family schedules, and households averaging over three people.
Time, not cost, is the more common constraint. Most adults here are employed and employed steadily, which means evenings and weekends do more work than weekday afternoons for anyone trying to fit screening in. Testing options are listed on this page, several offering sliding-scale or low-cost visits. For someone coming from Rivergate or Freemoor Estates, a single well-chosen appointment, matched to hours that don't require leaving work early, is often what actually gets a test done before the next routine year slips by.
Getting there
At 5.7/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Poquoson 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 23662 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 23662 area around Poquoson: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Poquoson alone.
Poquoson sits in Poquoson city, ZIP 23662. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Poquoson? 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 Poquoson city: 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 Poquoson-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 Poquoson 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.
The closest is Southeastern Virginia Health System @ Hampton Newport News Community Services Board (5.5 mi); 9 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 143 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Virginia average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
Yes, rectal symptoms can come from chlamydia or gonorrhea; ask for a rectal swab if you had anal exposure.
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