STD Testing in Raleigh, NC: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Wake County reports about 16 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents. Whether it's your first STI test in Raleigh, North Carolina or a routine screening, you can choose from public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits, each trading off cost, speed, and convenience.
12 testing options are listed for Raleigh, NC. The nearest, Moonlight Health, is about 1.7 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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Moonlight Health
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Moonlight Health in Raleigh tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, and hepatitis A, B, and C, and treats bacterial infections the same visit. Fees are charged on a sliding scale. Appointments are required.
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Three Prevention Prescriptions, One Clinical Relationship
Moonlight Health carries PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP as active prescribing services. Not referrals to other providers. PrEP requires regular lab monitoring and refills; PEP involves a defined medication course; DoxyPEP is dosed after potential bacterial exposure. All three are managed by the clinical staff directly.
Herpes and Hepatitis Testing Beyond the Standard Four
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV make up the floor, but herpes testing and hepatitis A, B, and C screening routinely fall outside that baseline at many clinics. At Moonlight Health in Raleigh, all seven are on the panel, and hepatitis C infection is managed on-site rather than handed off elsewhere.
Alliance of AIDS Services Carolina in Raleigh tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and hepatitis C, treating bacterial infections the same visit, with every service, from rapid HIV tests to counseling, provided at no fee and no appointment required.
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Every Test, Every Counseling Session. Free
A cost that appears mid-visit (a counseling charge, a follow-up fee) is often what quietly breaks continuity of care. At Alliance of AIDS Services Carolina, nothing carries a charge: testing, counseling, and hepatitis vaccines are all provided without a fee, leaving no financial point at which care can stall.
Spanish-Language Care Without a Workaround
Clinics that lack Spanish-speaking staff often route patients through workarounds that slow the visit and thin the conversation. Alliance of AIDS Services Carolina delivers care directly in Spanish, so the clinical exchange (testing, counseling, results) runs without the gaps that erode it.
Hepatitis C Testing Alongside the Standard Panel
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV make up the standard four at most walk-in STI clinics. Hepatitis C typically requires a separate appointment elsewhere. Alliance of AIDS Services Carolina includes hepatitis C testing as part of the same visit, so one trip covers a wider picture of sexual health.
Address
3109 Poplarwood Court, Suite 200 Raleigh, NC 27604
Avance Care in Raleigh runs STI testing through a full-service primary care practice, pairing the standard panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia) with sliding-scale fees, same-visit bacterial treatment, and prevention tools including PrEP and PEP.
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PrEP Prescribing With Ongoing Clinical Follow-Through
Avance Care prescribes both PrEP and PEP through its primary care physicians, which means the baseline labs, prescription, and follow-up monitoring, including the quarterly HIV and kidney-function checks PrEP requires, happen within the same clinical relationship, not handed off between separate providers.
Hepatitis C Diagnosed and Treated at Avance Care
When hepatitis C treatment requires a specialist elsewhere, the gap between diagnosis and a first prescription can stretch into months, and many people never close it. Avance Care in Raleigh provides hepatitis C treatment on-site, so a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a treatment plan without that intervening wait.
Herpes and Hepatitis Tested Alongside the Core Panel
Leaving herpes or hepatitis off a screening visit means a separate appointment, a separate cost, and conditions that can progress silently in the meantime. Avance Care's panel extends beyond the core four to include herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, so a single visit captures the full picture.
Wake Internal Medicine Consultants in Raleigh accepts Medicare and most insurance for STI care, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB. Bacterial infections are treated the same visit; appointments are required.
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PrEP Prescribing and PEP With Ongoing Support
Tenofovir-based PrEP is prescribed and monitored here, including the required HIV and kidney-function labs at regular intervals, rather than handed off elsewhere. PEP is also available, meaning both prevention pathways live within a single internal medicine practice that can carry the relationship forward.
Many STI clinics test for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and stop there. Wake Internal Medicine Consultants adds herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C to that panel, so an infection that would go undetected at a narrower clinic is caught and addressed in the same visit.
Advance Axcess in Raleigh carries federally qualified health center standing, which means STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to your income, so cost adjusts to what you actually earn rather than a fixed rate.
Piedmont Internal Medicine in Raleigh folds STI care into a full internal medicine practice, where gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis testing sits alongside TB screening and chronic disease management. Fees are charged on a standard basis with insurance accepted; an appointment is required.
Tests & treats
Address
3214 Charles B Root Wynd, Suite 211 Raleigh, NC 27612
NeighborHealth Center Susanne Berger Clinic in Raleigh meets patients wherever they are financially: uninsured, cash-paying, or caught between coverage gaps. Federal qualification backs its sliding-scale STI screening, which covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with fees tied to income so cost alone never becomes a barrier.
Sliding-scale
Address
2605 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 225, Raleigh, NC 27607
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in Raleigh runs appointments for the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, and rapid HIV) on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and Spanish-language care available on-site.
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Spanish Spoken Here, Not Routed Around
Plenty of clinics handle language access through a phone service bolted onto the visit as an afterthought. At Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, Spanish is spoken directly in care, and broader interpretation services extend that to additional languages, so the conversation about testing, results, and next steps stays unmediated.
Minors Receive Legally Confidential Family Planning
Many clinics operate without Title X designation, meaning minors have no structural confidentiality guarantee for reproductive and STI care. As a Title X site, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic is bound to provide legally confidential family planning services to minors. A protection grounded in federal program rules, not clinic policy.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed and Managed On-Site
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic prescribes both PrEP, the daily medication that prevents HIV acquisition, and PEP, the post-exposure course, directly through the clinic. Ongoing PrEP management, including the HIV and kidney-function monitoring the regimen requires, stays within the same practice rather than being handed off elsewhere.
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 2 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Raleigh, 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 Raleigh, NC
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Wake 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.
Atlantic Fertility Center Partners
10208 Cerny Street, Raleigh, NC 27617
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Wake County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Raleigh. 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 Raleigh, NC who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 1,787 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Raleigh. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 692 offer telehealth.
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Alka Sachdeva, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 11009 Ingleside Place, Raleigh
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 Raleigh, NC
Compare the pharmacies closest to Raleigh, NC. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsMinuteClinic STI careHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
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 Raleigh, 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 Wake County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Wake County, the county that includes Raleigh, compare with North Carolina and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~34% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#42 of 100 North Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 58% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Wake County vs North Carolina vs U.S.
Wake CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.▲▼ = Wake County vs the state average
Infection
Wake County
North Carolina
United States
Chlamydia
527.96,284 cases▼ 13%
607.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
208.12,477 cases▼ 14%
243.2
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
15.5184 cases▼ 22%
19.9
15.8
Syphilis (early)
11.6138 cases▼ 27%
15.8
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
26310 cases▲ 8%
24
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 Wake County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 2% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Wake County, chlamydia has risen from 503.6 to 527.9 per 100,000 (5%), gonorrhea has risen from 196.5 to 208.1 per 100,000 (6%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 15.3 to 15.5 per 100,000 (1%).
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 Raleigh, NC
Adults uninsured
6.5%
No routine checkup
20.8%
No transportation
5.5%
Binge drinking
16.1%
Frequent mental distress
14.7%
Depression
23.4%
Below poverty line
4.2%
Primary-care ratio
1,157 : 1
Wake County
Primary-care shortage score 20 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 55.13
Social Vulnerability Index · 36th 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 Wake County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Wake County (2023)
People living with HIV
376 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
142cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
20.9%
Wake County HIV care continuum (2023)
Wake County recorded 14.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 15.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Wake County residents living with HIV, 77.3% are in care · 68.8% 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.
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 Wake 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 →
Five Points runs young and restless, its streets lined with people who work full schedules and still squeeze in evening runs past the Odd Fellows Building before the sun gives up. That labor-force reality, with nearly three in four residents actively working, means a midday clinic appointment is often a harder ask than it looks on the calendar. Add a rental market where close to half of Raleigh households pay rent rather than own, and the monthly budget pressure is real enough that a costly or inconvenient test becomes easy to defer.
The under-35 crowd here is a substantial slice of the city, precisely the years when new partnerships form quickly and routine screening matters most, yet the same packed schedules that define this age make anything requiring a special trip feel disproportionately large. Household size in Raleigh trends toward multiple adults sharing space, which means sexual-health decisions ripple outward through families and roommates alike. The proportion of households clearing six-figure incomes tells only part of the story; a near-even split between owners and renters, with typical rents just above a thousand dollars a month, means disposable income for healthcare extras is uneven across the city.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Raleigh, NC
Walkability9.23 / 20 · Below average
At 9.23/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Raleigh 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.
Raleigh sits in Wake County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina Museum of Art
Marbles Kids Museum
Odd Fellows Building
Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building
Carousel
Neighborhoods & communities
North Hills
Lassiter Mill
Five Points
Crabtree Valley
Millbrook
Oberlin
Seaboard Station
West Raleigh
Major routes
Six Forks Road
East Six Forks Road
Glenwood Avenue
SR 2000 (Wake Forest Road)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Raleigh, NC
Just outside Raleigh? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Raleigh, NC: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Wake County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under North Carolina 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 Raleigh-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 Raleigh 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 North CarolinaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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)
North Carolina 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.
