In Franklin County, chlamydia rates are reported about 31% lower than the US average. If you're in Carrabelle, Florida, considering STI testing whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, you can choose between community and public clinics, which are often low-cost or free, and private labs, which usually offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Your options are listed below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Carrabelle, FL. The nearest, Franklin County Board of County Commissioners, is about 0.5 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 community safety-net rural health clinic in Carrabelle. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Florida Department of Health in Franklin County, Carrabelle tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee open to all payers. Medicaid and Medicare included. Appointments are required, and bacterial STIs are treated the same visit. Services are available in Spanish.
Clinical services at this Carrabelle location are delivered in Spanish directly, not routed through a separate language line. For patients whose primary language is Spanish, that means medical history, counseling, and treatment discussions happen in one consistent voice throughout the visit.
The clinic carries PrEP and PEP as standing prevention services, meaning someone without a regular prescribing provider can start and maintain HIV prevention medication here. Sliding-scale fees apply, and Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance are all accepted.
Testing here covers herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core bacterial and HIV panel, which means a single visit can surface infections that a narrower screen would leave undetected. Relevant for anyone wanting a complete picture before or after a period of risk.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net federally qualified health center about 16 miles from Carrabelle. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
North Florida Medical Centers in Eastpoint tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurers. Appointments are required, and bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
Plenty of STI clinics cap their testing at the four-disease core (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV) and leave herpes and hepatitis for a separate appointment elsewhere. North Florida Medical Centers runs the fuller picture: herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C are all on the table, alongside TB, keeping diagnostic gaps from stretching across multiple visits.
Without Spanish available at the clinical level, a patient navigating STI counseling, medication adherence education, or a hepatitis diagnosis can leave with incomplete understanding, and incomplete follow-through. At North Florida Medical Centers, Spanish is a direct service language, so care, explanation, and treatment planning land the first time.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic about 21 miles from Carrabelle. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
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 Carrabelle, 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 Franklin 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.
135 Ave G, Apalachicola, FL 32329
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Carrabelle. 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, 21 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Carrabelle. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1 offer telehealth.
Lionel Catlin, MD
Family medicine · 1581 Hwy 98 West, Carrabelle
Ryan Pharr, DO
Family medicine · 55 Avenue East, Apalachicola
George Rust, MD
Family medicine · 139 12th Street, Apalachicola
Patrick Conrad, MD
Family medicine · 135 Ave G, Apalachicola
Joshua Dietzer, MD
Family medicine · 135 Ave G, Apalachicola
Long Her
Family medicine · 15 Council Moore Road, Crawfordville
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 Carrabelle, 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.
Carrabelle Medical Pharmacy
0.4 mi
1.8 mi Buckhorn Pharmacy
20 miBuy Rite Drugs
21 mi
21 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Carrabelle, 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 Carrabelle, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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
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 Franklin County, the county that includes Carrabelle, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~33% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#42 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 37% of the state
| Infection | Franklin County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 341.4 43 cases ▼ 32% | 498.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 87.3 11 cases ▼ 58% | 206.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 15.9 2 cases ▼ 18% | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 7.9 1 cases ▼ 69% | 25.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 23.8 3 cases ▼ 37% | 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 Franklin County, chlamydia has risen from 240.9 to 341.4 per 100,000 (42%), gonorrhea has risen from 56.2 to 87.3 per 100,000 (55%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 16.1 to 15.9 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
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 Franklin County.
Local HIV snapshot
Franklin County HIV care continuum (2020)
Franklin County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 22.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Franklin County residents living with HIV, 73.7% are in care · 63.2% 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 Franklin County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Highway 98 East threads through the quieter residential stretches where a good share of Carrabelle's renters have settled: people in their late teens and twenties navigating early independence on modest budgets, often without a long-term lease or a stable schedule to plan around. With unemployment running notably high and fewer than one in ten households clearing six figures, discretionary spending gets rationed carefully, and a clinic visit, even a routine screening, can feel like a line item that competes with rent. That rent, lower than most of coastal Florida, keeps some younger adults here who might otherwise have left, and the relatively large average household size suggests many are sharing space with family rather than living alone.
That kind of arrangement, where privacy is limited and health decisions feel semi-public, can delay the kind of quiet, matter-of-fact care that sexual health screening really is. The options listed on this page include affordable and sliding-scale visits that sidestep the cost barrier directly. What makes the most practical difference in Carrabelle is the drive.
Getting there
At 7.11/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Carrabelle 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 32322 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 32322 area around Carrabelle: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Carrabelle alone.
Carrabelle sits in Franklin County, ZIP 32322. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Carrabelle? 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 Franklin 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 Carrabelle-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 Carrabelle 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 6 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Franklin County reported ~341 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Florida average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
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 32322: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Yes, most STIs cause no symptoms for a long time, which is exactly why routine screening matters.
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