In Forsyth County, new HIV diagnoses run about 52% higher than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or test regularly in Bethania, North Carolina, choose from clinics which may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, or private labs that let you pay a flat self-pay price. Find your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Bethania, NC. The nearest, Atrium Health, is about 2.9 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Atrium Health in Winston-Salem accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with a standard fee structure for everyone else. Appointments are required, and the clinic covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, conventional HIV, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
For anyone managing their own sexual health without a standing primary care relationship, Atrium Health's panel goes further than chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV: herpes and hepatitis B and C testing are available at the same appointment, keeping follow-up straightforward and consolidated.
Atrium Health prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, meaning ongoing prevention medication is managed within the same clinical relationship as testing. No separate provider needed to keep a prescription current or to reassess which option fits.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Winston-Salem runs STI care through its urgent-care model: no appointment needed, sliding-scale fees for all, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections like gonorrhea and chlamydia, with interpretation services available for non-English speakers.
Plenty of clinics leave language access to automated systems or borrowed phones. Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Winston-Salem provides interpretation services directly, so a conversation about exposure history, treatment plans, or medication instructions happens with full fidelity. Not across a technological gap.
Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care holds prescribing authority for both daily oral PrEP and post-exposure PEP: meaning ongoing HIV prevention medication and emergency HIV risk reduction are managed at the same location, not split across providers or delayed by a specialist queue.
Someone without a regular primary care provider, or paying cash and wanting a complete picture, benefits from a clinic that tests for herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the standard gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV panel. Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Winston-Salem covers that wider sweep in a single visit.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A free or low-cost STD-testing option about 7 miles from Bethania.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 3 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Bethania, 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Forsyth 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.
100 Robinhood Medical Plaza, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
1995 Bethabara Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
2020 Peace Haven Road, Winston Salem, NC 27106
CMS-certified lab
1350 Whitaker Ridge Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
CMS-certified lab
5110 Robinhood Village Drive, Suite C-1, Winston Salem, NC 27106
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Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Bethania. 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, 907 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Bethania. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 232 offer telehealth.
Victor Korang, MD
Internal medicine · 4611 Yadkinville Road, Pfafftown
Luke Spencer, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 3020 Bonbrook Drive, Winston Salem
John Holland, DO
Family medicine · 2452 Fairlawn Court, Winston Salem
Michele Powell, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 7781 North Point Boulevard, Winston Salem
Bianca Rosso, MD
Family medicine · 4692 Brownsboro Road, Winston Salem
Ashley Pierce, MD
Family medicine · 4692 Brownsboro Road, Winston Salem
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 Bethania, NC 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.
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2.1 mi Pfafftown Family Pharmacy
2.2 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Bethania, NC.
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 Bethania, 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 Forsyth County, the county that includes Bethania, compare with North Carolina and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~8% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#23 of 100 North Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 77% of the state
| Infection | Forsyth County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 744.2 2,924 cases ▲ 22% | 607.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 335.4 1,318 cases ▲ 38% | 243.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 22.7 89 cases ▲ 14% | 19.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 14.3 56 cases ▼ 9% | 15.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 25.2 99 cases ▲ 5% | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Forsyth County, chlamydia has fallen from 769 to 744.2 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has fallen from 398.1 to 335.4 per 100,000 (16%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 10.2 to 22.7 per 100,000 (123%).
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 Forsyth County.
Local HIV snapshot
Forsyth County HIV care continuum (2023)
Forsyth County recorded 20.8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 15.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Forsyth County residents living with HIV, 81.4% are in care · 71.2% 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 Forsyth County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
The Schaub House sits as a quiet reminder of Bethania's deep roots, and that sense of continuity shapes how the town approaches health care today. Young adults moving through Bethania, whether settling in Brookcliffe or passing through Old Towne Village, often find themselves at a life stage when sexual health screening becomes routine rather than exceptional. STD testing in and around Bethania is available through clinics listed on this page, and the confidentiality built into those services reflects what matters most to people navigating early careers, new relationships, and the ordinary decisions of adulthood. Bethania residents value straightforward access without ceremony. Testing facilities nearby handle results with the discretion you'd expect; what you learn stays yours, and your medical history doesn't become town gossip.
Whether you're seeking a first screening, following up after a partner's diagnosis, or simply making health maintenance a regular habit, the clinics serving this area meet you where you are. The young adult population here has particular reason to know that screening is preventive care, not a marker of anything except good sense. Finding a time that fits your schedule and choosing a provider you trust matters more than distance or elaborate explanation. Testing venues in and around town are equipped for that straightforward approach.
Getting there
At 5.52/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Bethania 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 27106 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 27106 area around Bethania: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Bethania alone.
Bethania sits in Forsyth County, ZIP 27106. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Bethania? 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 Forsyth 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.
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 Bethania-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 Bethania 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 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).
In North Carolina, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in North CarolinaSource: 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.
There are 7 options within a 30-mile drive.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Salem Pregnancy Support Center, about 7.4 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Forsyth County reported ~744 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the North Carolina average.
At-home kits mail to 27106: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In North Carolina, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Yes, site matters; oral/anal exposure needs a throat or rectal swab, which urine testing won't catch.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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