Richmond County has new HIV diagnoses that are about 23% lower than the US average. When looking for STI testing in Staten Island, New York, whether it's your first test or a routine screening, weigh the trade-offs between public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits. See your options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Staten Island, NY. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 1.2 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.
Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Staten Island brings walk-in STI care through a full urgent-care infrastructure, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, plus TB. With treatment on-site for bacterial infections and fees billed to insurance or Medicaid.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Professional Gynecological Services in Staten Island grounds STI care inside a gynecological practice, pairing the standard chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis panel with herpes testing, HPV vaccination, and treatment: all by appointment, with fees billed to insurance or charged directly.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
CompassCare in Staten Island covers gonorrhea and chlamydia testing and STI treatment at no charge, accepting Medicaid and insurance. With appointments required. STI prevention and HIV and hepatitis education are also on offer, all billed at zero cost to patients regardless of coverage.
CompassCare's no-fee structure isn't limited to testing, it extends through treatment and all prevention and education programming. Staffing, supplies, and clinical time are covered so that the fee line on every service reads the same: nothing owed.
Spanish is a complete service language at CompassCare in Staten Island, carrying through gonorrhea and chlamydia testing, STI treatment, and HIV, hepatitis, and STI prevention education. Meaning clinical detail, not just intake, is communicated directly.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Beacon Christian Community Health Center in Staten Island structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income, ensuring cost alone won't keep anyone from care. As a federally qualified health center, it provides STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, no appointment required.
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BCCHC - Annex in Staten Island meets patients where they are (uninsured, between providers, or paying out of pocket) through federally qualified health center standing that mandates sliding-scale fees. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening is available, with costs tied directly to what each person can afford.
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Metro Community Health Centers - Staten Island, a federally qualified health center in Staten Island, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening. No appointment needed. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees sliding on an income-based scale so cost stays proportional to what you earn.
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CHCR 439 in Staten Island meets patients where insurance gaps, cash-pay situations, or coverage lapses leave them without a clear path to care. Its federally qualified standing anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening genuinely reachable. No appointment needed.
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Northwell Health in Staten Island tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, on a sliding-scale fee structure that extends to every patient, with all core tests provided at no charge. Appointments are required.
A gap between diagnosis and treatment often comes down to a bill that arrives before the prescription does. At Northwell Health in Staten Island, every test and every treatment (bacterial STIs, hepatitis, TB) is provided at no charge, so nothing sits between a result and the care that follows it.
Northwell Health in Staten Island holds the full hepatitis C care chain, testing and antiviral treatment, within the same clinic. For anyone without a specialist relationship or managing costs out of pocket, that means the medication itself is reachable here, not dependent on a separate provider who may or may not be affordable.
Leaving herpes or hepatitis off a panel means a second appointment, a second set of forms, and another bill, or more often, those infections simply go undetected. Northwell Health in Staten Island tests for herpes alongside hepatitis A, B, and C, so a single visit accounts for infections that a narrower panel would miss entirely.
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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 about 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Staten Island, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Richmond 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.
237 Richmond Valley Road, Staten Island, NY 10309
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Southport Plaza 1150 South Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10314
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
355 Bard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310
CMS-certified lab
475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305
CMS-certified lab
375 Seguine Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10309
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Staten Island. 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, 11,507 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Staten Island. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 4,121 offer telehealth.
Elizabeth Maddela, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 476 Klondike Avenue, Staten Island
Cherry Mar-Chan, MD
Family medicine · 41 Brunswick Street, Staten Island
Mohamed Ahmed Telehealth
Internal medicine · 110 Meisner Avenue, Staten Island
Faraz Masood, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 460 Brielle Avenue, Staten Island
Paul Matta, DO
OB-GYN · 2066 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island
Kavitha Persaud, MD
OB-GYN · 27 New Dorp Lane, Staten Island
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 Staten Island, NY 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 Staten Island, 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
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
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 Richmond County, the county that includes Staten Island, compare with New York and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~30% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#20 of 62 New York counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 68% of the state
| Infection | Richmond County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 341.2 1,674 cases ▼ 39% | 558.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 99.7 489 cases ▼ 58% | 235.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.9 29 cases ▼ 60% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 8.4 41 cases ▼ 64% | 23.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 12.6 62 cases ▼ 50% | 25.2 | 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 Richmond County, chlamydia has risen from 292.1 to 341.2 per 100,000 (17%), gonorrhea has fallen from 121.4 to 99.7 per 100,000 (18%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 7.5 to 5.9 per 100,000 (21%).
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 Richmond County.
Local HIV snapshot
Richmond County HIV care continuum (2023)
Richmond County recorded 10.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Richmond County residents living with HIV, 76.1% are in care · 69.5% 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 Richmond County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Richmond Avenue cuts across the island's midsection, and for anyone navigating to a clinic from Heartland Village or New Springville, that drive can stretch twenty minutes or more depending on where I-278 is backing up. That transit reality matters most to the younger adults in their late teens and twenties who make up a substantial slice of Richmond County's population, because a clinic visit that demands a full afternoon off is a visit that gets deferred.
The borough's economic texture adds another layer. At $1,800 a month, typical rent here is not light, and with roughly four in ten households renting rather than owning, cost-consciousness shapes how people weigh discretionary appointments. The unemployment rate is meaningfully elevated, which means that for a sizable share of residents, afternoons and weekdays are not automatically available, but neither is extra cash for unexpected fees. The options listed on this page include low- and no-cost screening, so the financial question largely comes down to knowing they exist.
Staten Island also runs on family-scale households, with nearly half of adults married and an average of more than three people per home. That kind of life, with shared schedules, school runs, and combined financial obligations, makes the shorter, better-timed clinic visits listed here the ones that actually work for the way households here are structured.
Getting there
Staten Island scores 15.21/20 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.
Staten Island sits in Richmond County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Staten Island? 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 Richmond County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New York 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 Staten Island-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 Staten Island 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 York 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 York, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
New York 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 YorkSource: 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 Labcorp (1.2 mi); 12 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, Northwell Health (3.4 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 341 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the New York average.
In New York, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, pelvic or lower-belly pain can be a sign of untreated chlamydia or gonorrhea spreading, so see a provider and test.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
The sore can disappear on its own even though the infection remains; only testing confirms it's gone.
A retest around 3 months after treatment is recommended for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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