In Davie County, reported syphilis runs about 29% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Cooleemee, North Carolina, you'll need to weigh cost, speed, and convenience to pick your STI testing option. Below, we list local clinics, labs, and at-home kits.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Cooleemee, NC. The nearest, Davie County Health Department, is about 5.5 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.
Davie County Health Department in Mocksville runs appointment-based STI care where a single visit covers testing for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB: with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, PrEP, and counseling. Every service carries no fee.
When cost is part of the calculation (copays deferred, tests skipped, treatment delayed) gaps open up that compound over time. At Davie County Health Department, every service on the menu, from the initial test to same-visit bacterial treatment to vaccines, is provided at no charge, full stop.
Many clinics handle Spanish with workarounds that keep a patient at arm's length from the actual clinical conversation. At Davie County Health Department in Mocksville, Spanish-language care is built into service delivery, so the intake, the counseling, and the follow-up all happen in the same language.
Davie County Health Department holds Title X designation, which means its family planning services (including STI testing, contraception, and related counseling) are legally confidential for minors. Young patients can access the full scope of care independently, without triggering a disclosure they can't control.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Kintegra Behavioral Health - Mocksville, in Mocksville, earns its federal health center designation partly by tying fees to income. Meaning cost adjusts to what patients actually earn. Walk-in STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no one refused care because of an inability to pay.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Novant Health in Greensboro covers the full panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C) at no charge, with no appointment required, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines available on-site.
Carrying no insurance, paying cash, or seeing a provider only for emergencies. Novant Health in Greensboro charges nothing for any service it offers, from the full STI panel to vaccines to treatment. That standing policy covers everyone who walks in, no qualifying condition attached.
Leaving herpes or hepatitis undetected means a second appointment, a second lab, and a gap where an infection continues without a diagnosis. Novant Health in Greensboro tests for herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core bacterial infections. One visit closes what a shorter panel would leave open.
Languages
English
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Aug 2025 · 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 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Cooleemee, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & 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 Davie 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.
485 Valley Road, Mocksville, NC 27028
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
121 Country Lane, Mocksville, NC 27028
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
121 Medical Drive, Advance, NC 27006
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Cooleemee. 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, 1,051 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Cooleemee. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 326 offer telehealth.
Christine Shugart, MD
Family medicine · 485 Valley Road, Mocksville
Melissa Champe-Seagle, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 375 Hospital Street, Mocksville
Larry Hollar, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1188 Yadkinville Road, Mocksville
Gayle Singleton-Yatawara, MD
OB-GYN · 415 Statesville Boulevard, Salisbury
Ephraim Opara, MD
Family medicine · 1601 Brenner Avenue, Salisbury
Parinda Fruchtman, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1406 A West Innes Street, Salisbury
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 Cooleemee, NC 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.
Davie Discount Drugs
0.3 miProfessional Pharmacy Concepts
4.3 miFoster Drug of Mocksville
6.0 mi
6.6 mi 
8.0 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Cooleemee, NC.
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 Cooleemee, 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 $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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$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 Davie County, the county that includes Cooleemee, compare with North Carolina and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#75 of 100 North Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 25% of the state
| Infection | Davie County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 262.3 117 cases ▼ 57% | 607.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 100.9 45 cases ▼ 59% | 243.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.2 5 cases ▼ 44% | 19.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 9 4 cases ▼ 43% | 15.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 9 4 cases ▼ 62% | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Davie County, chlamydia has fallen from 302 to 262.3 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has fallen from 105.4 to 100.9 per 100,000 (4%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.3 to 11.2 per 100,000 (387%).
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 Davie County.
Local HIV snapshot
Davie County HIV care continuum (2023)
Davie County recorded 13 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 15.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Davie County residents living with HIV, 89.1% are in care · 84.8% 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 Davie County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Zachary House anchors the older end of Cooleemee's mill-village grid, and the households clustered around it reflect a town where families tend to run large and decisions about health, money, and time get made collectively rather than individually. Close to half of residents rent rather than own, at monthly costs that leave little slack for anything that feels discretionary, and with fewer than one in twelve households clearing six figures, an unexpected medical bill lands differently here than it does in wealthier corners of Davie County. That financial reality matters for younger adults, because people in their late teens and twenties are the ones most likely to benefit from routine STI screening yet most likely to skip it when cost or inconvenience tips the calculation.
With unemployment running well above the national norm, irregular work schedules are common, and a household averaging more than three people means one person's errand competes with everyone else's day. Davie County's STI figures show trends that track closely with what researchers see in communities with high unemployment and constrained incomes. For someone living here, staying current on screening is less about alarm and more about the ordinary arithmetic of a place where catching something early costs far less, in every sense, than catching it late.
Getting there
At 6.17/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Cooleemee 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 27028 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 27028 area around Cooleemee: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Cooleemee alone.
Cooleemee sits in Davie County, ZIP 27028. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Cooleemee? 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 Davie 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.
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 Cooleemee-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 Cooleemee 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 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).
In North Carolina, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in North CarolinaSource: 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 Davie County Health Department (5.5 mi); 7 options are within 30 miles.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
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 262 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the North Carolina average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 27028; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
In North Carolina, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, most chlamydia infections cause no symptoms, so screening is the only reliable way to catch it.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
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