Carroll County reports around 469 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. Whether you are starting a new relationship in Carrollton, Georgia or managing ongoing care, you have several options for STI testing. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. See your options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Carrollton, GA. The nearest, YourTown Health, is about 0.8 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.
YourTown Health in Carrollton tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis, treating bacterial infections the same visit and closing on care delivered in Spanish. Every service runs on a sliding-scale fee open to all, by appointment.
YourTown Health runs hepatitis A, B, and C antibody tests plus herpes alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. All drawn from the same appointment. That breadth means a single visit produces a complete picture of bloodborne and sexually transmitted exposure rather than a partial one.
YourTown Health carries both PrEP and PEP as standing clinical services: meaning the prescribing, monitoring, and counseling happen here, not through an outside referral. For anyone without an established primary care provider, that continuity makes staying on a prevention regimen substantially easier to sustain.
At YourTown Health in Carrollton, Spanish is a direct care language: history-taking, counseling, and treatment discussion happen in Spanish through clinical staff, not routed through an outside service. For patients who reason and make decisions in Spanish, that access shapes the quality of every clinical exchange.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Georgia Department of Public Health in Carrollton charges nothing for its services, accepting Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance alongside a sliding scale, and tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections by appointment.
All services at this clinic are provided at no fee, which means the scope of care you receive (testing, treatment, vaccines) is never quietly narrowed by what you're able to pay that day.
Spanish is a working language of the clinic, not a bridge to it. The full range of testing, counseling, and treatment services, including partner notification and prevention education, is available in Spanish, so clinical nuance doesn't get lost in translation.
Testing at this clinic covers herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C in addition to the standard bacterial and HIV screens. That breadth matters because hepatitis C, in particular, is often missed until symptoms appear. Catching it here means it can be managed before that point.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic about 9 miles from Carrollton. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A safety-net rural health clinic about 10 miles from Carrollton. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A safety-net rural health clinic about 11 miles from Carrollton. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Premier Care Family Medicine in Villa Rica weaves STI testing into ongoing family practice care, pairing the standard panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV) with same-visit bacterial treatment, sliding-scale fees, and appointments required; care is available in French and Haitian Creole.
Premier Care Family Medicine carries out STI consultations, treatment conversations, and PrEP counseling directly in French and Haitian Creole. Not through an intermediary. When medication adherence or exposure risk needs to be discussed with precision, those exchanges happen in the language the clinician and patient share.
Many family practices screen for HIV but stop short of prescribing PrEP, routing patients to infectious disease specialists instead. Premier Care Family Medicine prescribes PrEP on-site, including coverage for uninsured patients, and also provides PEP, keeping both prevention tools within the same practice rather than across a referral gap.
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English, French, Haitian Creole
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 16 miles from Carrollton. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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HEALing Community Center in Douglasville earned its federal qualification by committing to serve anyone (insured, uninsured, or paying cash) on a sliding-scale fee tied to income. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening is available without an appointment, so gaps in coverage never have to mean gaps in care.
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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 Carrollton, 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 Carroll 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.
706 Dixie Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
157 Clinic Avenue, Suite 202, Carrollton, GA 30117
CMS-certified lab
601 Dixie Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
CMS-certified lab
410 Dixie Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
CMS-certified lab
180 Martin Drive, Carrollton, GA 30117
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Carrollton. 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, 330 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Carrollton. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 82 offer telehealth.
Kenneth Boss, MD
Family medicine · 820 Maple Street, Carrollton
Johannes Engelbrecht, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 527 Tanner Street, Carrollton
John Earle, MD
Family medicine · 251 Croft Street, Carrollton
Laura Larson, MD Telehealth
Infectious disease · 100 Professional Place, Carrollton
Calleigh Hitt, MD
Internal medicine · 100 Professional Place, Carrollton
Gregory Floyd, MD
Family medicine · 100 Professional Place, Carrollton
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 Carrollton, GA 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.
0.3 mi 
0.3 mi Corley Drugs
0.9 miHaney's Drug Corner
0.9 miNW Ga Oncology CTR Retail Pharmacy - TMC/Villa Rica
1.0 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Carrollton, GA.
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 Carrollton, 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
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
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 Carroll County, the county that includes Carrollton, compare with Georgia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~42% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#95 of 159 Georgia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 40% of the state
| Infection | Carroll County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 468.9 596 cases ▼ 27% | 646.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 180.2 229 cases ▼ 34% | 274.8 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 8.7 11 cases ▼ 57% | 20 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 7.1 9 cases ▼ 61% | 18.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 22 28 cases ▼ 39% | 35.8 | 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 Carroll County, chlamydia has fallen from 534.6 to 468.9 per 100,000 (12%), gonorrhea has fallen from 210.7 to 180.2 per 100,000 (14%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.4 to 8.7 per 100,000 (4%).
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 Carroll County.
Local HIV snapshot
Carroll County HIV care continuum (2023)
Carroll County recorded 10.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 25.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Carroll County residents living with HIV, 78.6% are in care · 68.3% 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 Carroll County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Riverbend sits closer to the heart of Carrollton than the newer subdivisions spreading out past Pine Ridge Estates, and the people who fill both neighborhoods reflect the same city-wide reality: most residents rent rather than own, and with typical rents sitting below the national average, the budget pressure still adds up when you factor in a workforce where unemployment runs notably high and a meaningful share of adults are not in the labor force at all. Scheduling anything during business hours, including a clinic visit, requires working around jobs that may be hourly, shift-based, or simply precarious in their flexibility. That matters especially because Carrollton skews young in a meaningful way.
A large share of residents are in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI exposure is most common and when building a habit of regular screening pays the most dividends over a lifetime. For single-person and shared households alike, a positive result caught early is far less disruptive, financially and medically, than one found late. That range means a resident of Lamplighter Square, for instance, can weigh a same-week slot against a lower-cost option a few miles further out, rather than treating one distant appointment as the only path forward.
Getting there
At 6/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Carrollton 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 30117 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 30117 area around Carrollton: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Carrollton alone.
Carrollton sits in Carroll County, ZIP 30117. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Carrollton? 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 Carroll County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Georgia 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 Carrollton-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 Carrollton 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 Georgia 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 Georgia, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Georgia 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 GeorgiaSource: 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.
The closest is YourTown Health (0.8 mi); 12 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 469 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Georgia average.
In Georgia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 30117; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Checking for sexually transmitted infections with a urine sample, a swab, or a blood draw, often before any symptoms appear.
A retest around 3 months after treatment is recommended for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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