Chlamydia reports in Kent County are about 51% lower than the national average. If you live in West Warwick, Rhode Island and need testing after a possible exposure or for routine care, you can weigh clinics that may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees against private labs that typically charge a flat self-pay price, and browse your options below.
Available testing centers
11 testing options are listed for West Warwick, RI. The nearest, East Side Clinical Laboratories, is about 0.6 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.
Thundermist Health Center in West Warwick tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and HIV. Treating bacterial infections the same visit. Fees run on a sliding scale accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with no appointment needed. PrEP and PEP are prescribed on-site.
Chasing PrEP or PEP through a separate provider means scheduling delays, duplicate intake paperwork, and a gap in coverage that can stretch days or weeks. Thundermist Health Center carries both prescriptions in-house, so the decision to start either one never stalls on a handoff to another practice.
Thundermist Health Center offers substance-use treatment within the same practice as its STI services, which means a patient managing both doesn't fragment care across unconnected providers. Follow-through on one program reinforces continuity in the other.
Beyond the core four, Thundermist Health Center's panel includes herpes simplex, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Infections that standard panels routinely omit. Hepatitis C in particular carries on-site testing, giving clinicians a complete picture of liver-affecting infections rather than an incomplete one.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Comprehensive Community Action Program in Coventry runs on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, covering rapid and conventional HIV testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis C, and TB. With same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and an appointment required.
Direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C is prescribed and managed at Comprehensive Community Action Program itself, meaning the clinicians who confirm the diagnosis are the same ones overseeing the treatment course, with no handoff to an outside specialist required to begin care.
Substance-use treatment is available at the same program as STI testing and care, so patients managing both concerns can coordinate appointments at one location rather than maintaining separate clinical relationships across unconnected providers.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Comprehensive Community Action Program runs hepatitis C antibody testing and TB screening. Both backed by on-site treatment programs staffed to carry confirmed cases through to clinical resolution.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
CCAP: Integrated Primary Care Partners in Warwick welcomes patients without an appointment, making it easy to walk in and address STI concerns in a single visit. Federal qualification underpins its sliding-scale fees, and screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs adjusted to income.
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A safety-net federally qualified health center about 4 miles from West Warwick. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Everett C. Wilcox Family Health Center in Warwick ties what you pay for STI screening directly to your income, federal FQHC standing backs that sliding-scale commitment, so no one is turned away for cost. Walk-in STI care covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed.
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Garden City Treatment Center in Cranston tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis A, B, and C, herpes, and TB on a sliding-scale fee, with walk-ins welcome and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and clinical care delivered in Spanish.
Garden City Treatment Center carries hepatitis C treatment on-site, which means a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a managed treatment plan without leaving the building: the prescribing, monitoring, and follow-up are all handled by the same clinical team.
Garden City Treatment Center maintains standing capacity to prescribe both PrEP and PEP, including coverage assistance for uninsured patients seeking PrEP, making it a complete prevention source for anyone without a regular prescribing provider or who needs immediate access to HIV prevention medication.
Spanish-language services at Garden City Treatment Center are embedded in the clinical workflow itself: staff conduct assessments, counseling, and medication adherence education directly in Spanish, so prescriptions, treatment plans, and follow-up instructions are communicated and confirmed in the language the patient uses.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Cca Behavioral Health in Cranston welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without requiring an appointment. Federal qualification anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing available at costs tied to what each patient actually earns.
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to West Warwick, 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 Kent 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.
400 Bald Hill Rd Suite 506, Warwick, RI 02886
CMS-certified lab
1672 South County Trail Suite 101, East Greenwich, RI 02818
CMS-certified lab
455 Toll Gate Road, Warwick, RI 02886
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 West Warwick. 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, 1,354 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of West Warwick. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 455 offer telehealth.
Shahid Khan, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1350 Division Road, West Warwick
Elizabeth Manzo, MD
Internal medicine · 1350 Division Road, West Warwick
Frank La Fazia, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 37 Washington Street, West Warwick
Vincent Catallozzi, MD
Urology · 207 Quaker Lane, West Warwick
Karen Garibaldi, MD
Internal medicine · 300 Quaker Lane, Warwick
Marylin Powers, DO
OB-GYN · 186 Providence Street, West Warwick
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 West Warwick, 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.
Stop and Shop Pharmacy
1.0 miSam's Pharmacy 106681
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1.5 mi Care New England Pharmacy
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2.3 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to West Warwick, 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 West Warwick, 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 Kent County, the county that includes West Warwick, compare with Rhode Island and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data.
#3 of 5 Rhode Island counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Kent County | Rhode Island | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 240.5 412 cases ▼ 50% | 480.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 68.3 117 cases ▼ 55% | 152.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.3 9 cases ▼ 35% | 8.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.1 7 cases ▼ 55% | 9.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 13.4 23 cases ▼ 43% | 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 Kent County, chlamydia has risen from 232.4 to 240.5 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has risen from 63.4 to 68.3 per 100,000 (8%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.3 to 5.3 per 100,000 (130%).
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 Kent County.
Local HIV snapshot
Kent County HIV care continuum (2022)
Kent County recorded 3.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 6.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Kent County residents living with HIV, 42.6% are in care · 38.3% 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 Kent County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Arctic, the neighborhood that sits just off RI 117 where Legris Avenue bends toward the center of town, is a useful place to understand what testing access actually looks like in West Warwick. The options listed here serve a town where most households are owner-occupied but nearly half rent, and where a typical monthly rent leaves limited room for costs that feel optional. When a routine screening carries an out-of-pocket price tag, it competes directly with that budget, which is why the mix of low-cost and sliding-scale options on this page matters more than it might in a higher-earning community. Nearly one in four households clears six figures here, but the majority do not, and the affordable end of the listed clinics is the realistic end for most residents.
West Warwick's household profile, families averaging close to three people and many adults sharing costs, means that someone in their twenties is often managing real financial obligations while still forming new relationships. That is precisely when easy, affordable access to STI screening makes the difference between something that gets scheduled and something that gets postponed indefinitely.
The town's labor-force participation is solid and its unemployment rate modest, which means most working-age adults here keep full schedules. Several of the options listed on this page offer extended or weekend hours, so a quick drive down Centerville Road does not have to mean burning a weekday morning to get it done.
Getting there
West Warwick scores 11.49/20 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.
West Warwick sits in Kent County, ZIP 2893. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside West Warwick? 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 Kent 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 West Warwick-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 West Warwick 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.
The closest is East Side Clinical Laboratories (0.6 mi); 11 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, public clinics in the area offer free or low-cost 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 241 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Rhode Island average.
In Rhode Island, 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.
Rapid antibody tests, 4th-generation antigen/antibody lab tests, and NAT, which detects HIV soonest after exposure.
Some HPV types can lead to cervical and other cancers over time, which is why screening and the HPV vaccine matter.
Public health clinics, family-planning clinics, and many school or campus health centers test teens and young adults, often free.
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