STD Testing in West Windsor, VT: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Reported gonorrhea in Windsor County runs about 90% lower than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening, you'll find public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits for STI testing in West Windsor, Vermont. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience — see your options below.
7 testing options are listed for West Windsor, VT. The nearest, Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, is about 9.9 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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Quest Diagnostics
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1 Wall Street, Claremont, NH 03743 11.0 miles away
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Closest to you 9.9 miles
Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
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Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Woodstock tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a fee-based sliding scale, with insurance and Medicaid accepted. Bacterial STIs are treated at the same visit; an appointment is required.
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Herpes and Hepatitis Tested Alongside the Core Four
Mount Ascutney's panel runs beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV to include herpes simplex, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Each drawn and processed through the hospital's own laboratory. That means one appointment covers bloodborne and viral infections that narrower panels route to separate visits or separate orders entirely.
Staffed Interpretation, Not a Dial-In Patch
Interpretation at Mount Ascutney is arranged through the hospital's established language-access infrastructure, drawing on the same staffing model used across its clinical departments. That means a clinician can walk through test results, medication adherence plans, or vaccine schedules in a language the patient uses. Not filtered through an ad hoc arrangement.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Gay Men
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Care services
Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
TB Prevention/Education
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Medicare Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 11.4 miles
Keady Family Practice
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Keady Family Practice in Claremont folds gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia testing into the rhythm of a family practice, where STI care sits alongside routine medicine: appointments required, fees waived across the board, and HPV and mpox vaccines available on the same visit.
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No Fee for Any Service at Keady
For anyone paying cash, between insurance, or simply without a regular provider who absorbs these costs, Keady Family Practice in Claremont covers the full visit (testing, STI treatment, and vaccines) at no charge. Nothing is billed separately, and no service sits behind a different payment tier.
North Star Health in Ludlow tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis A and B, and treats bacterial infections the same day. Fees run on a sliding scale, insurance and Medicaid are accepted, and no appointment is needed.
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.
The nearest testing center is about 10 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to West Windsor, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near West Windsor, VT
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Windsor 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.
MT Ascutney Hospital
289 County Road, Windsor, VT 05089
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near West Windsor. 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
Clinicians near West Windsor, VT who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 327 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of West Windsor. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 142 offer telehealth.
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
Pharmacies near West Windsor, VT
Compare the pharmacies closest to West Windsor, VT. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to West Windsor, VT.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of West Windsor, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Q Care Plus
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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
STDs & HIV in Windsor County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Windsor County, the county that includes West Windsor, compare with Vermont 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.
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#7 of 14 Vermont counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 50% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Windsor County vs Vermont vs U.S.
Windsor CountyVermontU.S.▲▼ = Windsor County vs the state average
Infection
Windsor County
Vermont
United States
Chlamydia
175.6102 cases▼ 13%
201.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
17.210 cases▼ 49%
34
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
—
0.5
15.8
Syphilis (early)
1.71 cases▲ 21%
1.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
—
1.4
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.
Reported STD rates in Windsor County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 3% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Windsor County, chlamydia has risen from 150.6 to 175.6 per 100,000 (17%), gonorrhea has fallen from 22.5 to 17.2 per 100,000 (24%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 1.7 to 1.7 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
What shapes testing access in and around West Windsor, VT
Adults uninsured
4.3%
No routine checkup
24.7%
Binge drinking
15.8%
Frequent mental distress
13.4%
Depression
25.6%
Below poverty line
2.4%
Primary-care ratio
909 : 1
Windsor County
Primary-care shortage score 14 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 52
Social Vulnerability Index · 15th percentile nationally
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 Windsor County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Windsor County (2023)
People living with HIV
29 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
0cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
100
Windsor County HIV care continuum (2023)
Windsor County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 1.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Windsor County residents living with HIV, 40% are in care · 40% 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Windsor County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Best's Covered Bridge anchors a town where most households own their homes outright and have for years: the kind of settled, rooted community where nearly seven in ten adults are married and households run well above two people on average. That stability is real, but it also means the younger adults here, people in their late teens and twenties forming new relationships, can be easy to overlook in a place that reads, at a glance, as uniformly established. A strong majority of residents are in the workforce, unemployment is low, and a notable share of households clear six figures. When your schedule is built around actual work hours, and driving anywhere takes planning, a routine screening can sit quietly on the back burner through one season and then another.
For younger adults especially, that delay carries weight, since the years of early relationship-building are precisely when regular STI screening does its most useful work. The sparse options listed here mean knowing your nearest clinic's hours and booking ahead, rather than counting on a nearby walk-in. Windsor County's STI picture makes that kind of deliberate planning, scheduled into an ordinary week near Mt Ascutney, worth doing sooner rather than later.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in West Windsor, VT
Walkability7.48 / 20 · Below average
At 7.48/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in West Windsor 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 05089 snapshot
Residents
4,498
Median age
48.5
Median income
$53,872
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 05089 area around West Windsor: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not West Windsor alone.
West Windsor sits in Windsor County, ZIP 05089. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Best's Covered Bridge
Reading Town Hall
Mt Ascutney
Indian Stones
Cummings Hill
Sheddsville Hill
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near West Windsor, VT
Just outside West Windsor? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in West Windsor, VT: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Windsor County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Vermont law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a West Windsor-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving West Windsor 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.
Confidentiality & consent in VermontMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Vermont 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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Vermont, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
Vermont 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.
