Chlamydia reports in Patrick County, Virginia run about 64% lower than the US average. If you're in Stuart planning to start a new relationship or managing ongoing care, you can visit a local clinic for personalized support and immediate treatment. Alternatively, choose an at-home kit for convenience and flexibility. We list your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Stuart, VA. The nearest, Virginia Department of Health, 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.
Virginia Department of Health in Stuart tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, herpes, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, across a sliding-scale fee structure, all services provided at no fee, by appointment.
The department's billing structure sets every service (testing, treatment, vaccines, PrEP, PEP, DoxyPEP) at no charge to the patient. That zero-cost ceiling isn't a program carve-out; it's the operational baseline, applied to each visit regardless of what's ordered.
Virginia Department of Health in Stuart has interpretation services available for non-English languages, which means a clinician can review a TB treatment plan, walk through PrEP dosing expectations, or explain DoxyPEP timing without anything lost between languages. The appointment itself carries that capacity.
For someone without a regular provider who needs ongoing HIV prevention or bacterial STI prophylaxis, Virginia Department of Health in Stuart prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP directly: no outside referral required to access any of the three, and no cost attached to the visit.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Connect Health and Wellness in Stuart folds STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV) into full-service primary care, so treatment, HPV and hepatitis A/B vaccination, and family planning live alongside the standard panel. Fees run on a sliding scale, Medicaid and Medicare are accepted, and no appointment is required.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Tri-Area Community Health Centers in Laurel Fork runs STI testing across gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV, with TB screening available as well. Fees follow a sliding scale open to everyone, Medicare and Medicaid are accepted, and appointments are required.
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Listing verified Jun 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Stuart, 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 96 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Stuart. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 23 offer telehealth.
Vanessa Sturgill Fant, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 16600 Danville Pike, Laurel Fork
Jeffrey Peele, MD
Family medicine · 14558 Danville Pike, Laurel Fork
John Tracy, MD
Family medicine · 1205 Stone Mountain Road, Laurel Fork
Lisa Cassidy-Vu, MD
Family medicine · 1009 North Main Street, Danbury
David Kaplan, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1570 Nc 8 And 89 Highway North, Danbury
Akash Attreya, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 240 Riverside Drive, Bassett
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 Stuart, 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.
Spring Drug
3.9 miTri Area Pharmacy
14 miStokes Pharmacy
16 miHarder's Drugstore
18 mi
18 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Stuart, 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 Stuart, 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 Patrick County, the county that includes Stuart, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~17% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#109 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 18% of the state
| Infection | Patrick County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 177.1 31 cases ▼ 63% | 472.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 57.1 10 cases ▼ 64% | 158.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | — no data | 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 Patrick County, chlamydia has fallen from 181.7 to 177.1 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has fallen from 62.5 to 57.1 per 100,000 (9%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 5.7 to 5.7 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 Patrick County.
Local HIV snapshot
Patrick County HIV care continuum (2020)
Patrick County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Patrick County residents living with HIV, 100% are in care · 91.7% 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 Patrick County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Patrick Avenue cuts through the center of Stuart, and it's along this corridor, and the quieter streets branching off it, where many of the town's younger adults are renting, often at modest monthly costs that still stretch thin when unemployment runs as high as it does here. With well over half of households renting rather than owning, and labor-force participation notably low, a lot of residents are navigating irregular schedules, gaps between jobs, or part-time work that doesn't come with paid leave or employer-sponsored health coverage. That economic texture matters for people in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI rates run highest and when a test can feel like one more errand that requires both transportation and time off. Stuart's household sizes lean larger than average, which can mean shared vehicles, competing schedules, and no obvious slot in the week for a standalone clinic visit. Then there's the landscape itself.
Indian Grave Mountain, Carter Mountain, Bull Mountain. The ridgelines that make Patrick County visually striking also mean that reaching any of the options listed on this page requires a deliberate car trip, often on winding rural roads with no transit alternative. That drive isn't just inconvenient; for someone without a car, or sharing one, it can be the thing that turns an intention into a months-long delay. Knowing the hours and fees listed here before you go removes at least one layer of uncertainty from that trip.
Getting there
At 5.14/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Stuart 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 24171 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 24171 area around Stuart: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Stuart alone.
Stuart sits in Patrick County, ZIP 24171. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Stuart? 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 Patrick County: 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 Stuart-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 Stuart 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Virginia Department of Health, about 0.2 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Patrick County reported ~177 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Virginia average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
At-home kits mail to 24171: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Yes, chlamydia and gonorrhea can infect the throat, often with no symptoms, so ask for a throat swab if you had oral exposure.
Use condoms, test regularly, get the HPV and hep B vaccines, and ask about PrEP for HIV.
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