Gonorrhea cases in Crisp County are about 96% higher than the US average. If you're in Cordele, Georgia, and want testing after a possible exposure or for routine care, consider that a clinic visit offers medical support and treatment, while an at-home kit provides convenience and flexibility.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Cordele, GA. The nearest, Pediatric Urgent Care, 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 safety-net federally qualified health center in Cordele. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
CareConnect Health in Cordele keeps STI care within reach through sliding-scale fees tied to income, no one turned away for inability to pay. As a federally qualified health center, it offers screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia without requiring an appointment.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Georgia Department of Public Health in Cordele runs STI care by appointment, so arriving with a scheduled slot means testing for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and TB in one visit, bacterial infections treated the same day, on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid or insurance, with services available in Spanish.
Without a regular provider, getting herpes added to an STI workup often means a separate appointment elsewhere. Here the herpes test sits inside the same scheduled visit as HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. One appointment, one sliding-scale bill, no extra coordination required.
For someone navigating STI care, treatment decisions, or partner notification entirely in Spanish, the clinic's standing Spanish-language capability means those conversations happen directly (no intermediary, no relay) which matters most when discussing a treatment plan or understanding your test results in real time.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
New Hope Clinic in Cordele welcomes patients without an appointment, so same-day STI care is within reach whenever the need arises. Federal qualification backs its sliding-scale fees, letting one walk-in visit cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening at a cost tied to income.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Georgia Department of Community Health, State Office of Rural Health in Cordele earned federal qualification to extend sliding-scale care to patients who are uninsured, between providers, or paying cash. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with fees adjusted to income so cost stays proportional to what each person can manage.
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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 Cordele, 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 Crisp 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.
902 Seventh Street North, Cordele, GA 31015
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
201 East 16th Avenue, Cordele, GA 31015
CMS-certified lab
902 7th Street North, Lower Level, Cordele, GA 31015
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Cordele. 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, 78 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Cordele. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 18 offer telehealth.
Russ Hopper, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 201 East 16th Avenue, Cordele
Fernando Neuman, MD
Internal medicine · 115 West 13th Avenue, Cordele
Srilatha Nadipineni, MD
Internal medicine · 401 East 4th Avenue, Cordele
Henry Young, MD
Family medicine · 501 East 3rd Avenue, Cordele
Cyrenah Lane, DO
Family medicine · 902 North 7th Street, Cordele
David Kavtaradze, MD
Internal medicine · 1008 North 7th Street, Cordele
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 Cordele, 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.
0.5 mi Gibson's Discount Drugs
0.5 miHarveys Supermarket Pharmacy
0.6 mi
0.6 mi Adam's Drug Store
0.7 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Cordele, 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 Cordele, 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 Crisp County, the county that includes Cordele, compare with Georgia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#2 of 159 Georgia counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Crisp County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1334.6 262 cases ▲ 106% | 646.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 351.5 69 cases ▲ 28% | 274.8 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 10.2 2 cases ▼ 49% | 20 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 20.4 4 cases ▲ 11% | 18.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 40.8 8 cases ▲ 14% | 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 Crisp County, chlamydia has risen from 884.3 to 1334.6 per 100,000 (51%), gonorrhea has fallen from 392.5 to 351.5 per 100,000 (10%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 19.9 to 10.2 per 100,000 (49%).
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 Crisp County.
Local HIV snapshot
Crisp County HIV care continuum (2023)
Crisp County recorded 30.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 25.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Crisp County residents living with HIV, 77.1% are in care · 66.1% 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.
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 Crisp County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Along 16th Avenue East, households run on tight, unpredictable schedules, and with more than four in ten working-age adults outside the labor force or actively looking for work, clinic hours that don't bend tend to stay empty. The people who do hold jobs are often stretching a $602 rent on wages that leave little room for appointments that cost time off or out-of-pocket fees. That reality shapes when and whether anyone in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI exposure runs highest, actually follows through on screening. Cordele's layout adds a layer to this.
Without reliable walking access, reaching a clinic near South 7th Street or anywhere off 16th Avenue East means arranging a ride or a vehicle, which turns a quick errand into a half-day commitment. The city's high renter share reflects a population that tends to be more mobile and less connected to a consistent primary-care provider, exactly the group that benefits most from drop-in or low-cost options rather than appointment-only offices. The testing locations listed on this page include options calibrated for exactly this kind of household, variable income, large families, irregular hours. Knowing they exist is the first step; the clinic cards above show the fees and hours that make the difference for someone working split shifts or sharing one car near Williams Park.
Getting there
At 6.15/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Cordele 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 31015 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 31015 area around Cordele: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Cordele alone.
Cordele sits in Crisp County, ZIP 31015. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Cordele? 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 Crisp 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 Cordele-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 Cordele 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.
Possibly, Vienna, GA is close; compare it by distance against CareConnect Health.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, public clinics in the area offer free or low-cost 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 1,335 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Georgia average.
In Georgia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
It depends: a blood draw covers HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis, while urine or a swab covers chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Yes if the first test was early; recheck a few weeks out for chlamydia/gonorrhea and up to ~3 months for HIV/syphilis.
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