Chlamydia in Newport County runs about 55% lower than the US average. When considering STD testing in Tiverton, Rhode Island, whether before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, weigh the options: public clinics keep costs down, but private labs prioritize speed, while at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Tiverton, RI. The nearest, Sstar, is about 5.7 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.
Sstar in Fall River tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding scale accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Appointments required, so booking ahead gets you in without a wait.
Sstar treats hepatitis C on-site rather than stopping at diagnosis, meaning a confirmed infection moves into a managed treatment plan without a gap between the test result and the provider who can act on it.
Sending a patient elsewhere for PrEP or PEP introduces delay, a prescription that depends on a second referral is a prescription that often goes unfilled. Sstar writes and manages both, keeping prevention continuous from the first conversation.
Sstar delivers care directly in Portuguese and Spanish (two languages, not routed through interpretation services) so clinical details around PrEP dosing, medication adherence, or treatment timelines reach patients with full precision in both.
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English, Portuguese, Spanish
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
HealthFirst Family Care Center in Fall River requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis C, and HIV testing in a single visit, with bacterial STIs treated the same day, HPV and hepatitis A vaccines available, and fees on a sliding scale accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance.
HealthFirst maintains interpretation services for non-English languages as a scheduled, staffed component of care: meaning clinicians can take a full exposure and treatment history, review lab results, and explain a medication regimen through a dedicated interpreter rather than relying on ad hoc solutions during the visit.
HealthFirst treats hepatitis C on-site, which means a positive result moves directly into a managed treatment plan at the same facility. No gap between diagnosis and the provider who will actually prescribe antivirals and monitor the course.
Substance-use treatment is available at HealthFirst alongside STI services, so patients managing both conditions can coordinate appointments within one practice. Reducing the number of separate providers needed to keep two interconnected health concerns on track.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Seven Hills Foundation in Fall River welcomes anyone navigating care without insurance, between providers, or paying out of pocket. STI screening here (syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV testing) is offered at no cost, no appointment needed, making it a direct answer for people who need care now.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Newport Mental Health Center Clinic, in Middletown, carries federally qualified health center status, which means its STI screening runs on a sliding-scale fee tied directly to household income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with no flat rate standing between anyone and care.
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East Bay Community Action Program in Newport runs on sliding-scale fees with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Plus HPV and hepatitis A vaccination. Appointments are required, and bacterial infections are treated the same visit.
PrEP at East Bay Community Action Program means a prescribing clinician who handles the initial evaluation, writes the Truvada or Descovy prescription, and schedules the follow-up labs, HIV and kidney function every three months, that keeping someone safely on PrEP requires. PEP is likewise dispensed and overseen in-house rather than coordinated through outside providers.
Plenty of STI clinics test for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV and stop there. Hepatitis B and C require a separate trip elsewhere. East Bay Community Action Program runs both hepatitis tests as part of its panel in Newport, so a single appointment covers the full picture rather than splitting it across providers.
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Listing verified Apr 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 about 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Tiverton, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Newport 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.
29 Powel Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
CMS-certified lab
One Corporate Place, Middletown, RI 02842
CMS-certified lab
11 Friendship Street, Newport, RI 02840
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 Tiverton. 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, 1,222 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Tiverton. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 425 offer telehealth.
Sara Charnecki, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1334 Main Road, Tiverton
Christopher Joncas, MD
Internal medicine · 1215 Main Road, Tiverton
Charles Cummings, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 821 Main Road, Tiverton
Andrea Bond, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2444 East Main Road, Portsmouth
Stephen Butler, DO
Family medicine · 831 Main Road, Westport
Dennis Larock, MD
Urology · 1601 South Main Street, Fall River
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 Tiverton, RI 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.
Premier Compounding Center
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4.1 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Tiverton, RI.
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 Tiverton, 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 $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Newport County, the county that includes Tiverton, compare with Rhode Island and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~19% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#4 of 5 Rhode Island counties for chlamydia, among the lowest in the state
| Infection | Newport County | Rhode Island | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 220.7 185 cases ▼ 54% | 480.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 71.6 60 cases ▼ 53% | 152.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 2.4 2 cases ▼ 71% | 8.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.8 4 cases ▼ 47% | 9.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 11.9 10 cases ▼ 50% | 23.7 | 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 Newport County, chlamydia has risen from 207.8 to 220.7 per 100,000 (6%), gonorrhea has risen from 64.2 to 71.6 per 100,000 (12%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 7 to 2.4 per 100,000 (66%).
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 Newport County.
Local HIV snapshot
Newport County HIV care continuum (2021)
Newport County recorded 6.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 6.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Newport County residents living with HIV, 33.3% are in care · 27.8% 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 Newport County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Tiverton Four Corners, where the old stone buildings and farm-stand rhythm set the pace for much of daily life here, sits at the kind of geographic remove that makes a spontaneous errand to a health clinic genuinely unlikely. Most residents own their homes and have lived here long enough to build roots, but a meaningful share carry real financial pressure: with unemployment notably elevated and roughly two in three residents in the labor force, free hours during a weekday are not always available to spare on a drive out of town. That day-to-day tightness shapes how younger adults, people in their late teens and twenties, actually navigate preventive care.
This age group sees the highest rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and other STIs both locally and nationally, and in a town where most clinic options require leaving Tiverton entirely, the gap between meaning to get tested and actually going tends to widen. Newport County's STI figures underscore that the need is real across the region, not just in more urban pockets.
Getting there
Tiverton scores 11.36/20 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.
Tiverton sits in Newport County, ZIP 2878. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Tiverton? 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 Newport County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Rhode Island 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 Tiverton-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 Tiverton 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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Rhode Island 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 Rhode IslandSource: 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.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Newport County reported ~221 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Rhode Island average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Rhode Island, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
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.
Many STIs are fully cured with antibiotics; others, like HIV and herpes, are well managed with treatment.
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