In Staunton city, reported chlamydia runs about 34% lower than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Staunton city, Virginia, consider that clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Here are some local testing options.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Staunton, VA. The nearest, Carilion Clinic, is about 0.5 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.
Carilion Clinic in Staunton runs on sliding-scale fees with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted, making the cost structure flexible across most situations. Testing covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB: with STI treatment, family planning, and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines available by appointment.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Virginia Department of Health in Staunton runs STI care through the infrastructure of a public health department: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV testing sit alongside TB screening and vaccination on a sliding scale, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, all at no fee.
When cost sits between a person and treatment, bacterial infections go untreated and follow-up appointments never happen. Virginia Department of Health in Staunton charges nothing for any service it provides (testing, treatment, vaccines, DoxyPEP) so the financial barrier that causes those gaps does not exist here.
A clinical conversation conducted through misunderstanding leaves exposure histories incomplete and discharge instructions unheeded, both gaps that produce return visits for the same infection. Virginia Department of Health in Staunton has interpretation services available for non-English languages, so the full clinical exchange happens accurately the first time.
Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, a single 200 mg dose taken within 72 hours of a potential bacterial STI exposure, is prescribed directly by Virginia Department of Health in Staunton's clinical staff, who can coordinate dosing guidance alongside the standard panel and ongoing STI prevention counseling already delivered at the clinic.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
HCHC Stone Port, in Harrisonburg, anchors its STI care in a sliding-scale fee structure tied directly to income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for screening that covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia under its federally qualified health center standing.
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UVA Health in Nellysford operates within an established health system, bringing gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV testing alongside the full preventive suite to an appointment-based setting where insurance and Medicaid are accepted and sliding-scale fees apply to all.
Miscommunication during an STI visit doesn't just create discomfort: it produces incomplete exposure histories, missed diagnoses, and untreated infections that continue to spread. UVA Health in Nellysford addresses this directly: interpretation services for non-English languages are available at the point of care, keeping the clinical conversation complete and the care actionable.
UVA Health in Nellysford prescribes and monitors PrEP, the daily antiretroviral regimen that requires regular HIV testing and kidney-function checks to sustain safely, alongside PEP for post-exposure situations and DoxyPEP, the doxycycline protocol taken after potential bacterial STI exposure. All three are managed within the clinic's ongoing care structure, not handed off.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Healthy Community Health Centers in Harrisonburg runs the full STI panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis C, and rapid or conventional HIV) alongside HPV and hepatitis vaccines, same-visit bacterial treatment, and walk-in scheduling, all at no fee to anyone who walks in.
Fee-for-service STI care routinely leaves people weighing which tests to skip. Healthy Community Health Centers charges nothing (not for the panel, not for treatment, not for vaccines) so the decision of what to test for stays medical, not financial.
Healthy Community Health Centers in Harrisonburg delivers care directly in American Sign Language and Spanish, with interpretation services available for other languages. Meaning Deaf patients and non-English speakers engage with their provider on clinical terms, not through a secondary channel that compresses nuance.
Without Title X protection, a minor seeking STI care or family planning often faces a gap between what they need and what they can access without involving a guardian. Leaving the condition unaddressed. As a Title X site, Healthy Community Health Centers provides legally confidential family planning services to minors, closing that gap directly.
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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
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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Staunton, 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 Staunton 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.
Box 2500, Staunton, VA 24402
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
427 Lee Jackson Highway Suite 101, Staunton, VA 24401
CMS-certified lab
851 Statler Boulevard, Staunton, VA 24401
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
102 Business Way, Staunton, VA 24401
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Staunton. 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, 128 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Staunton. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 56 offer telehealth.
Starla Kiser Telehealth
Internal medicine · 40 Lambert Street, Staunton
David Chernoff, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 40 Lambert Street, Staunton
Margaret Siman, MD
Family medicine · 42 Lambert Street, Staunton
James Reid, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2303 North Augusta Street, Staunton
Barry Diduch, MD
Family medicine · 851 Statler Boulevard, Staunton
Ann Morey, MD
Family medicine · 1209 Richmond Avenue, Staunton
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 Staunton, 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.
Martin's Pharmacy
1.6 mi
4.2 mi Stuarts Draft Family Pharmacy
8.6 mi
9.0 mi 
9.5 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Staunton, 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 Staunton, 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 Staunton city, the city that includes Staunton, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#66 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 50% of the state
| Infection | Staunton city | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 324.1 84 cases ▼ 31% | 472.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 142.8 37 cases ▼ 10% | 158.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 3.9 1 cases ▼ 64% | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 19.3 5 cases ▲ 22% | 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 Staunton city, chlamydia has fallen from 427.2 to 324.1 per 100,000 (24%), gonorrhea has fallen from 233 to 142.8 per 100,000 (39%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 11.7 to 3.9 per 100,000 (67%).
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 Staunton city.
Local HIV snapshot
Staunton city HIV care continuum (2020)
Staunton city recorded 27 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Staunton city residents living with HIV, 78.9% are in care · 75.4% 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 Staunton city tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Newtown sits close enough to Commerce Road that residents can run errands on a lunch break, yet for the working adults who make up the city's labor force, schedules don't always bend around a single midday appointment. That reality matters when you consider how many people here are renters, a share large enough that monthly budgets carry the weight of rent obligations before most other expenses land. Cost-conscious households, especially those outside the roughly one-in-five earning six figures, tend to weigh every out-of-pocket ask carefully, and a screening visit is no exception. Staunton's younger adults, people moving through their late teens and twenties while building careers and relationships, are the age group where STIs circulate most actively.
Getting tested consistently depends less on intention than on options that fit around a job, a household, and a commute. Several people living in Woodlee or along North New Street may already pass listed clinic locations on regular errands, and the options on this page range widely enough in hours and fee structures that cost and timing rarely both line up as obstacles at once. That range is what makes follow-through realistic rather than aspirational. Whether someone is heading toward Churchville Avenue or anchored closer to the Booker Taliaferro Washington Community Center side of town, at least one of the listed options can be reached without restructuring an entire workday.
Getting there
At 8.23/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Staunton 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 24401 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 24401 area around Staunton: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Staunton alone.
Staunton sits in Staunton city, ZIP 24401. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Staunton? 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 Staunton 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 Staunton-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 Staunton 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.
Possibly, Waynesboro, VA is close; compare it by distance against Virginia Department of Health.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
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 324 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Virginia average.
In Virginia, 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.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 24401; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Public health clinics, family-planning clinics, and many school or campus health centers test teens and young adults, often free.
That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.
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