Bay County reports about 162 gonorrhea cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. Those in Callaway, Florida seeking STI tests - whether before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care - can weigh community or public clinics to cut costs against private labs for quicker results and easier scheduling. Check the options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Callaway, FL. The nearest, Labcorp at Walgreens, is about 2.4 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.
A safety-net federally qualified health center about 5 miles from Callaway. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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PanCare Panama City, a federally qualified health center in Panama City, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Sliding-scale fees adjust to your income, and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
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A public STD-testing site about 5 miles from Callaway, run as a Federally Qualified Health Center with sliding-scale fees.
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English
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Basic NWFL, serving Panama City as a federally qualified community health clinic, ties sliding-scale STI fees directly to income: meaning the same syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV testing is within reach regardless of what someone earns. Ryan White funding further supports HIV care for those who qualify.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Florida Department of Health in Bay County, Panama City's public health department clinic, tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, on a sliding scale, with walk-ins welcome and every service provided at no fee.
Plenty of sliding-scale clinics still leave patients covering something after the visit. At Florida Department of Health in Bay County, the fee structure runs all the way to zero (testing, treatment, vaccines, PrEP, counseling) none of it generates a bill.
Many clinics in the area handle Spanish through a workaround rather than staff who speak it. Florida Department of Health in Bay County delivers care directly in Spanish, so nothing about symptoms, treatment, or next steps gets lost between a patient and their provider.
Florida Department of Health in Bay County prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, meaning ongoing HIV prevention doesn't require a separate specialist visit or a second relationship with another provider to maintain access.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · 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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Callaway, 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 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 Bay 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.
3711 US Hwy 231, Panama City, FL 32404
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
3890 Jenks Avenue, Lynn Haven, FL 32444
CMS-certified lab
75 Origins Main Street Suite 203 & 204, Panama City, FL 32461
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Callaway. 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, 126 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Callaway. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 25 offer telehealth.
Albert Mapp, MD
Family medicine · 489 North Tyndall Parkway, Panama City
Victor Ortega-Jimenez, MD
Internal medicine · 489 North Tyndall Parkway, Callaway
Ashraf Khan, MD
Family medicine · 3808 East 3rd Street, Panama City
Jigish Patel, MD
Internal medicine · 3228 East 15th Street, Panama City
Muhammad Shaaban, MD
Family medicine · 2306 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Panama City
Rosa Bernier, MD
Family medicine · 2235 East 15th Street, Panama City
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 Callaway, FL 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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2.4 mi Callaway Gulf Coast Pharmacy
2.5 miGulf Coast Pharmacy
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2.7 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Callaway, FL.
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 Callaway, 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
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
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 Bay County, the county that includes Callaway, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~30% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#24 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 64% of the state
| Infection | Bay County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 457.6 873 cases ▼ 8% | 498.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 161.5 308 cases ▼ 22% | 206.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 16.8 32 cases ▼ 13% | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 8.4 16 cases ▼ 67% | 25.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 31.5 60 cases ▼ 16% | 37.7 | 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 Bay County, chlamydia has risen from 419.5 to 457.6 per 100,000 (9%), gonorrhea has risen from 153.5 to 161.5 per 100,000 (5%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 10.3 to 16.8 per 100,000 (63%).
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 Bay County.
Local HIV snapshot
Bay County HIV care continuum (2023)
Bay County recorded 29.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Bay County residents living with HIV, 82.4% are in care · 76.5% 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 Bay County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Earl Gilbert Park sits at the quiet end of a neighborhood where most families own their homes and household sizes run larger than the Florida average, multigenerational setups, kids in the yard, schedules that don't leave much margin. That domestic density shapes how Callaway residents actually move through their days, and it shapes who has time, or money, to think about routine health care. With unemployment running notably higher than state norms and nearly two in five households renting at rents that, while modest by Florida standards, still compete with every other bill, discretionary spending on health visits gets squeezed in predictable ways. Younger adults here (people in their late teens and twenties, the very group for whom regular STI screening matters most) are often the ones carrying the tightest budgets and the least predictable work hours.
When you add that Callaway's layout means almost everything requires a drive along US 98, a clinic's hours and location aren't minor logistics; they determine whether a visit actually lands on the calendar. The options listed on this page range enough in cost, hours, and distance that most people can find something workable without crossing the county line. With Parker Sports Complex drawing families from across the area most weekends, there's a good chance a clinic near that corridor already fits someone's existing route.
Getting there
At 7.87/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Callaway 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 32404 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 32404 area around Callaway: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Callaway alone.
Callaway sits in Bay County, ZIP 32404. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Callaway? 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 Bay County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Florida 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 Callaway-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 Callaway 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 Florida 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 Florida, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Florida 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 FloridaSource: 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 9 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Basic NWFL, about 6.3 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Bay County reported ~458 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Florida average.
In Florida, 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.
At-home kits mail to 32404: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
A positive means treatment is the next step; many STIs are cured with antibiotics, and all are treatable.
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