STD Testing in Centerville, GA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
You've probably heard that reported chlamydia in Houston County, Georgia runs about 30% higher than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Centerville, Georgia, you have several options. Community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. You will find both types listed below.
9 testing options are listed for Centerville, GA. The nearest, CORE Healthcare for Women of Central Georgia, 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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3.2(123)?
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Rated 3.2 out of 5 from 123 reviews
Address
1533 Watson Boulevard, Warner Robins, GA 31093 3.5 miles away
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Closest to you 1.7 miles
CORE Healthcare for Women of Central Georgia
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 14 reviews
CORE Healthcare for Women of Central in Warner Robins, requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead is the entry point to a visit that covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside STI treatment, prevention counseling, and HIV/AIDS education, all at no fee.
Tests & treats
Address
239B Smithville Church Road, Warner Robins, GA 31088
A community safety-net federally qualified health center about 2 miles from Centerville. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
CareConnect Health in Byron schedules appointments for STI care that spans HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, plus TB testing and family planning, with bacterial infections treated the same visit and fees adjusted on a sliding scale accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance.
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 2.2 miles
CareConnect Convenient Care
4.7(468)?
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 468 reviews
CareConnect Convenient Care in Byron earns its federally qualified designation by tying fees to income, no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs scaled to what each patient actually earns.
First Choice Emory HHC Transitional Care in Warner Robins carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure: costs adjust to income, and no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia without an appointment needed.
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 Centerville, 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 Centerville, GA
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Houston 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.
Youthcare Pediatrics of Central Georgia
233 North Houston Road Suite 140 H, Warner Robins, GA 31093
Showing 2 of the CLIA-certified labs in Houston County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Centerville. 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 Centerville, GA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 360 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Centerville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 60 offer telehealth.
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James Yost, MD
Family medicine · 2768 Watson Boulevard, Centerville
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 Centerville, GA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Centerville, GA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Centerville, GA.
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 Centerville, 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
Mistr
$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
STDs & HIV in Houston County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Houston County, the county that includes Centerville, compare with Georgia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#56 of 159 Georgia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 65% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Houston County vs Georgia vs U.S.
Houston CountyGeorgiaU.S.▲▼ = Houston County vs the state average
Infection
Houston County
Georgia
United States
Chlamydia
639.11,099 cases▼ 1%
646.4
492.2
Gonorrhea
304.7524 cases▲ 11%
274.8
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
26.245 cases▲ 31%
20
15.8
Syphilis (early)
12.822 cases▼ 30%
18.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
26.746 cases▼ 25%
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.
Reported STD rates in Houston County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 12% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Houston County, chlamydia has risen from 617.2 to 639.1 per 100,000 (4%), gonorrhea has risen from 258.5 to 304.7 per 100,000 (18%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 12.8 to 26.2 per 100,000 (105%).
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 Centerville, GA
Adults uninsured
11%
No routine checkup
19.5%
No transportation
8.8%
Binge drinking
13.5%
Frequent mental distress
16.9%
Depression
20.8%
Below poverty line
10%
Primary-care ratio
1,896 : 1
Houston County
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 57.17
Social Vulnerability Index · 49th 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 Houston County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Houston County (2023)
People living with HIV
361 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
25cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
19.7%
Houston County HIV care continuum (2023)
Houston County recorded 17.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 25.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Houston County residents living with HIV, 80.2% are in care · 66% 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 Houston County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Sedgefield sits close enough to Richard B. Russell Parkway that errands and school runs often fold into the same trip down that corridor, and that kind of built-in routine is worth thinking about when it comes to STI screening. Centerville leans heavily toward homeownership, with most households putting down roots rather than cycling through leases, and more than half of adults here are married, meaning relationship transitions are often longer-term but not absent. Larger average household sizes and a workforce participation rate that leaves a notable share of adults outside traditional nine-to-five schedules both shape when and how people can realistically get to a clinic.
Those practical realities land hardest on people in their late teens and twenties, a group well represented in Houston County and the one most likely to be navigating new relationships, changing coverage, and irregular hours all at once. The county STI rate context on this page makes clear that consistent, low-cost access is not a luxury for that crowd. With roughly a quarter of households here earning six figures and many others managing on more modest budgets, a $0 or sliding-scale visit can be the deciding factor in whether an appointment actually gets made.
Bill Peavy Memorial Park draws people to that part of town regularly. If you are already near that stretch of Centerville, checking the options listed on this page for the nearest clinic and calling ahead to confirm same-week availability is the most direct next move.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Centerville, GA
Walkability6.15 / 20 · Below average
At 6.15/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Centerville 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 31093 snapshot
Residents
26,941
Median age
35.4
Median income
$48,186
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 31093 area around Centerville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Centerville alone.
Centerville sits in Houston County, ZIP 31093. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Bill Peavy Memorial Park
Center Park at Centerville
Wellston Trail
North Houston Sports Complex
Jack Steed Memorial Park
Walker's Pond
Neighborhoods & communities
Betty Mobile Home Park
Sedgefield
Ashlund Ridge
Crestwood Estates
Mason Subdivision
Fox Meadow Estates
Echo Glen
Hidden Cove
Major routes
Richard B. Russell Parkway
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Centerville, GA
Just outside Centerville? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Centerville, GA: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Houston 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.
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 Centerville-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 Centerville 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 GeorgiaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Georgia, 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)
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.
