STD Testing in Concord, NC: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Cabarrus County reports about 15 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you've had a recent risk or test on a regular schedule in Concord, North Carolina, consider that community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Below is a list of your options.
12 testing options are listed for Concord, NC. The nearest, Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care, is about 2.1 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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478 Copperfield Boulevard Northeast, Concord, NC 28025 4.6 miles away
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Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Concord tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis, treating bacterial infections the same visit on a fee-based sliding scale with insurance and Medicaid accepted. Walk-ins welcome, with interpretation services available.
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Live Interpretation Across the Full Visit
For patients whose strongest language isn't English, Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Concord provides interpretation services that carry through testing, results, and treatment counseling. Not just check-in. That standing capability means medication instructions, PrEP education, and follow-up plans land with the same clarity for every patient.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed and Monitored On-Site
At Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Concord, PrEP is initiated and PEP is prescribed by the urgent-care clinical staff. Not coordinated through a separate provider. That means the prescribing, baseline labs, and adherence counseling required to start either medication happen within the clinic's own workflow, without handoffs.
Herpes and Hepatitis Testing Without a Second Appointment
Skipping herpes or hepatitis testing at the initial visit often means a second appointment elsewhere, a separate bill, and weeks of uncertainty during which an infection goes unmanaged. Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Concord closes that gap by running herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB tests alongside the standard bacterial and HIV panel in a single visit.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Gay Men
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Care services
Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
STI Treatment
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 2.7 miles
CRCHC Administrative Auxiliary Offices
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A community safety-net federally qualified health center about 3 miles from Concord. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Cabarrus Rowan Community Health Centers, a community health center in Concord, runs on a sliding scale that accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance: covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV by appointment, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Care is delivered in Spanish.
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Spanish Is the Working Language Here
Many STI clinics tack on a workaround when a Spanish-speaking patient arrives, a staffer pulled from another room, a delayed appointment. At Cabarrus Rowan Community Health Centers, Spanish is a working clinical language: history, counseling, and treatment happen directly, without an intermediary bridging the conversation.
Substance-Use Treatment Shares the Same Address
Sexual health clinics almost universally hand off substance-use concerns to a separate program entirely, leaving patients to navigate two systems on their own. Cabarrus Rowan Community Health Centers holds both under one practice, STI treatment and substance-abuse treatment are coordinated services, not parallel tracks that never touch.
Herpes Testing Is Part of the Standard Panel
For anyone without a regular provider, or paying out of pocket and wanting a complete picture, herpes testing matters and is often the hardest to source. Cabarrus Rowan Community Health Centers tests for herpes alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV as a standing part of the panel, no separate arrangement needed.
Resource Center at Salvation Army, in Concord, carries federally qualified health center designation. Meaning its STI screening fees slide with your income, whatever insurance status you hold. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, no appointment needed.
CRCHC Homeless Clinic at Salvation Army Concord welcomes walk-ins, so no appointment stands between a patient and same-day STI screening. Federal FQHC certification anchors its sliding-scale fees, and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing with costs adjusted to income.
Cabarrus Health Alliance in Kannapolis tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis by appointment, treating bacterial infections the same visit, and every test and treatment is provided at no charge, with a sliding scale applied to any additional services.
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Every Service Runs at Zero Cost
HIV tests, STI treatment, vaccines, and family planning all carry no charge at Cabarrus Health Alliance, which means deciding what to address today never comes down to budget. A single visit can cover a full panel, a hepatitis A shot, and an Mpox vaccine without a running tab.
Spanish Is a Working Clinical Language Here
Clinical staff at Cabarrus Health Alliance conduct care in Spanish, so counseling about test results, treatment instructions, and prevention education land with the same precision as in English. Nothing gets compressed or skipped because of language.
Title X Covers Minors With Legal Confidentiality
As a Title X–funded site, Cabarrus Health Alliance provides family planning services to minors that are legally confidential. Not just policy-level private, but federally protected. That designation means a minor's records and services cannot be disclosed without their consent.
Charlotte Community Health Clinic in Charlotte requires an appointment, and that single visit covers the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, TB, and rapid or conventional HIV) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections on a sliding-scale fee.
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Spanish and Interpreted Care, Clearer Results
Charlotte Community Health Clinic conducts visits in Spanish and through interpretation services for other languages, which means test results, treatment instructions, and medication counseling land with the precision those conversations require.
Chasing down a separate prescriber for PrEP or PEP means extra appointments, extra cost, and days lost. Gaps Charlotte Community Health Clinic closes by issuing both prevention prescriptions on-site, keeping the path from risk assessment to medication direct.
Hepatitis C Diagnosis Leads Straight to Treatment
Charlotte Community Health Clinic treats hepatitis C on-site rather than stopping at diagnosis, so a confirmed antibody result moves directly into a managed treatment course without dispatching patients to find a specialist on their own.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
8401 Medical Plaza Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28262
Amity Medical Group in Charlotte requires an appointment, and that single scheduled visit covers HIV rapid and conventional testing, herpes, hepatitis B and C, TB, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. With bacterial infections treated the same day and all services provided at no fee.
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Every service at Amity Medical Group carries no charge, which means counseling, treatment, vaccines, and PrEP sit in the same financial category as the test itself: free. Nothing gets deprioritized because a patient can't absorb an unexpected line item.
Amity Medical Group holds PrEP and PEP as standing clinical services, both prescribed on-site, with PrEP available at no cost for uninsured patients. Anyone without a regular provider or a way to cover HIV prevention medications has a direct path to both drugs here, not a forwarded request.
Hepatitis C Treatment Starts at Amity
Amity Medical Group treats hepatitis C on-site, so a confirmed diagnosis moves into a treatment plan within the same practice. That continuity keeps patients from having to re-establish care elsewhere before antiviral therapy can begin.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEP
Address
7945 North Tryon Street, Suite 112 Charlotte, NC 28262
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 Concord, 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 Concord, NC
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Cabarrus 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.
Atrium Health Cabarrus
920 Church Street North, Concord, NC 28025
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Cabarrus County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Concord. 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 Concord, NC who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 1,582 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Concord. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 618 offer telehealth.
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 Concord, NC
Compare the pharmacies closest to Concord, NC. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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 Concord, 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
Q Care Plus
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Cabarrus County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Cabarrus County, the county that includes Concord, compare with North Carolina and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#41
#41 of 100 North Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 59% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Cabarrus County vs North Carolina vs U.S.
Cabarrus CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.▲▼ = Cabarrus County vs the state average
Infection
Cabarrus County
North Carolina
United States
Chlamydia
544.51,307 cases▼ 10%
607.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
190.8458 cases▼ 22%
243.2
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
1536 cases▼ 25%
19.9
15.8
Syphilis (early)
11.227 cases▼ 29%
15.8
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
16.740 cases▼ 30%
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.
Reported STD rates in Cabarrus County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 1% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Cabarrus County, chlamydia has risen from 521.7 to 544.5 per 100,000 (4%), gonorrhea has risen from 171.8 to 190.8 per 100,000 (11%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 7.1 to 15 per 100,000 (111%).
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 Concord, NC
Adults uninsured
11%
No routine checkup
21.5%
No transportation
8.3%
Binge drinking
15.3%
Frequent mental distress
17%
Depression
24.4%
Below poverty line
10.9%
Primary-care ratio
1,264 : 1
Cabarrus County
Primary-care shortage score 20 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 59.05
Social Vulnerability Index · 43rd 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 Cabarrus County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Cabarrus County (2023)
People living with HIV
271 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
35cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
52.9%
Cabarrus County HIV care continuum (2023)
Cabarrus County recorded 17.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 15.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Cabarrus County residents living with HIV, 83.4% are in care · 74.1% 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 Cabarrus County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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US 29 north through Concord puts most of the testing options listed on this page within a manageable drive, and that drive is worth planning for. Rent here runs well under the national median, which sounds reassuring until a month with an unexpected bill lands, and for the roughly one in three households that rent rather than own, a clinic visit can feel like one more line item competing for attention. Knowing that most options on this page charge on a sliding scale or offer free services changes that calculation.
Concord's household profile adds texture worth understanding. With more than half of adults married and average households running closer to three people than two, plenty of residents are navigating shared health decisions, where one person's test is functionally everyone's reassurance. The labor-force participation here is strong, which means weekday morning appointments can genuinely be hard to keep. Young adults in their late teens and twenties, a population Concord has in real numbers, tend to move between relationships and living situations in ways that raise exposure risk right when schedules are least flexible. The options listed here include evening and weekend slots that work around a full work week.
West Concord and the North Union Historic District each sit close enough to George W. Liles Parkway that routing a visit alongside an errand is realistic. For a household of three-plus sharing one car and one set of work schedules, that kind of overlap is simply practical.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Concord, NC
Walkability9.31 / 20 · Below average
At 9.31/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Concord 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 28027 snapshot
Residents
79,429
Median age
36.5
Median income
$89,101
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 28027 area around Concord: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Concord alone.
Concord sits in Cabarrus County, ZIP 28027. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Beverly Hills Neighborhood Park
West Cabarrus HS Spirit Rock
George W. Liles Greenway
CCYA Ballpark
Brown Mill Mountain Bike Trail
Frank Liske Park
Neighborhoods & communities
West Concord
Riverwalk
North Union Historic District
North Concord
Edgewood Historic District
South Union Historic District
Downtown
Major routes
US 29 (Concord Parkway South)
George W. Liles Parkway
George W Liles Parkway
Cabarrus Avenue West
Warren C Coleman Boulevard North
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Concord, NC
Just outside Concord? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Concord, NC: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Cabarrus 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.
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 Concord-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 Concord 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 North CarolinaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In North Carolina, 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)
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.
