Syphilis cases in Hillsborough are 68% higher than in the US overall. If you live in East Lake-Orient Park, Florida and want to test before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, clinics or private labs each have their advantages: clinics might bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while private labs typically charge a flat self-pay price.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for East Lake-Orient Park, FL. The nearest, TFHC#31 - Sligh, is about 1.5 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.
TFHC#31 - Sligh, in Tampa, carries federal qualification as a community health center: a designation that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure to household income, putting syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening within reach regardless of ability to pay, no appointment needed.
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Planned Parenthood of Florida in Tampa tests for syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee structure, with Medicaid and insurance accepted; appointments are required, and same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections.
Without language-matched care at Planned Parenthood of Florida in Tampa, a misunderstood diagnosis or a missed treatment step becomes a real clinical gap. Not a paperwork inconvenience. Spanish is available directly, and interpretation services cover additional languages, so nothing about a diagnosis, a prescription, or a follow-up plan gets lost between the appointment and the door.
Planned Parenthood of Florida in Tampa is a Title X site, which means family planning services for minors are legally confidential. A standing protection, not a case-by-case discretion call. For a young person without a regular provider or navigating care independently, that legal guarantee is what makes an appointment possible in the first place.
Planned Parenthood of Florida in Tampa prescribes and manages both PrEP, including branded options like Truvada and Descovy, and PEP, with the ongoing HIV monitoring those medications require built into the care cycle. Having prescribing authority and lab capacity in the same clinic means medication continuity isn't contingent on coordinating between separate providers.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Tampa Family Health Centers tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and herpes on a sliding-scale fee (accepted across Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections; an appointment is required, and care is delivered in Spanish.
Clinics running the basic four-infection panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia) routinely leave herpes off the table entirely, sending patients elsewhere or leaving the question unanswered. Tampa Family Health Centers adds herpes to its panel, so that blind spot doesn't require a separate visit to address.
When clinical Spanish isn't available at a clinic, the real cost falls on the patient: mistimed follow-ups, misread instructions, and infections that stay untreated because the conversation never quite landed. At Tampa Family Health Centers, Spanish-language care is built into the visit itself: diagnosis, treatment, and counseling included.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Suncoast Community Health Centers is a Tampa community health center where STI care sits alongside primary care: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing come with same-visit bacterial treatment, sliding-scale fees for all, and appointments required. Spanish is spoken here.
Suncoast Community Health Centers carries Spanish through the entire visit (history, results, and treatment instructions) so nothing gets compressed into a hurried summary at the end. That continuity shapes how accurately a patient can describe symptoms and how completely they leave understanding a treatment plan.
Beyond the core bacterial and HIV screening, Suncoast tests for both hepatitis B and hepatitis C at the same appointment. The hepatitis B vaccine is also stocked and administered on-site, and hepatitis C, when detected, is managed through the center's own clinical team rather than handed off elsewhere.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Ibis Healthcare in Tampa welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Earning its federal qualification means fees slide with income, so a single visit covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia costs what each patient can actually afford.
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Midway Specialty Care Center in Temple Terrace runs a full STI panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis A, B, and C, herpes, and TB) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and appointments required; every service is provided at no charge.
The no-fee structure at Midway Specialty Care Center isn't a discount applied at checkout: it's built into how the clinic is staffed and resourced, covering the full panel, treatment, PrEP, DoxyPEP, PEP, HIV medical management, hepatitis C treatment, and vaccines without a balance generated at any point in the visit.
Midway Specialty Care Center delivers care in French and Spanish, which means a patient's medication adherence counseling, risk education, and treatment planning are conducted in their language by clinic staff. Conversations that carry real weight when they don't have to pass through a second layer.
Many STI clinics prescribe PrEP and stop there, leaving DoxyPEP and PEP as afterthoughts or outside referrals: Midway Specialty Care Center in Temple Terrace prescribes and manages all three, giving patients the full current toolkit for HIV and bacterial STI prevention in a single clinical relationship.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
TFHC#15 - Osborne, in Tampa, anchors its STI care in a sliding-scale fee model tied to income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Federal qualification backs that commitment, covering screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia without requiring an appointment.
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DevotedDOc in Temple Terrace pairs a full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis A/B/C, herpes, and rapid or conventional HIV) with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs on a fee-based sliding scale, by appointment, with direct care available in American Sign Language, Chinese, French, and Haitian Creole.
DevotedDOc delivers clinical encounters directly in American Sign Language, Chinese, French, and Haitian Creole. Not routed through a side channel. For a Deaf patient navigating a syphilis result, or a Haitian Creole speaker managing PrEP adherence, the clinical reasoning happens in the same language the provider uses, without a relay.
DevotedDOc holds prescribing authority for all three current bacterial and viral prevention medications: tenofovir-based PrEP for ongoing HIV prevention, PEP for post-exposure HIV management, and doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPEP). The newest tool for reducing bacterial STI acquisition. Having all three available means prevention strategy can be matched precisely to a patient's actual exposure profile.
Hepatitis C antibody detection at many clinics ends with a positive result and a follow-up instruction, the antiviral course happens somewhere else, weeks later. DevotedDOc carries treatment through to completion on-site, so a confirmed hepatitis C case moves directly into a curative regimen without an intervening gap.
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American Sign Language, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · 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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to East Lake-Orient Park, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Hillsborough, 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.
14055 Riveredge Drive Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33637
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4225 East Fowler Avenue, Suite B, Tampa, FL 33617
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
9350 Bay Plaza Blvd Suite 120, Tampa, FL 33619
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
5234 East Fowler Avenue, Temple Terrace, FL 33617
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
10770 North 46th Street, Suite F200, Tampa, FL 33617
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near East Lake-Orient Park. 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, 2,585 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of East Lake-Orient Park. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 732 offer telehealth.
Ramon Osorio Figueroa, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 10150 Highland Manor Drive, Tampa
Laxmipradha Chandrasekar, MD
Family medicine · 8727 Temple Terrace Highway, Temple Terrace
Quan Nguyen, MD
Internal medicine · 8793 North 56th Street, Temple Terrace
Saba Ahmed, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 9740 North 56th Street, Temple Terrace
Raj Machhar, MD
Internal medicine · 11200 East Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Seffner
Samar Musmar, MD
Family medicine · 3128 East Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa
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 East Lake-Orient Park, FL 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.
0.6 mi RX Ave Health
0.6 miSeniormed Pharmacy
0.9 miSligh Pharmacy
1.5 miNearbyrx
2.5 miCare Medrx
2.8 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to East Lake-Orient Park, FL.
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 East Lake-Orient Park, 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 $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
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$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 Hillsborough, the county that includes East Lake-Orient Park, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#9 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 87% of the state
| Infection | Hillsborough | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 616.2 9,462 cases ▲ 24% | 498.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 252.1 3,871 cases ▲ 22% | 206.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 26.6 408 cases ▲ 38% | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 21.8 334 cases ▼ 13% | 25.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 53.9 827 cases ▲ 43% | 37.7 | 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 Hillsborough, chlamydia has risen from 564 to 616.2 per 100,000 (9%), gonorrhea has risen from 250 to 252.1 per 100,000 (1%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 23.3 to 26.6 per 100,000 (14%).
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 Hillsborough.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Hillsborough is one of 48 U.S. counties prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Hillsborough HIV care continuum (2023)
Hillsborough recorded 27.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Hillsborough residents living with HIV, 82.3% know their status · 81.5% are in care · 72.9% 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 Hillsborough tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Breckenridge Park runs close to a working-class rhythm: households here tend to be larger than the Florida average, most residents rent rather than own, and the share of families clearing six figures is quite small. For the roughly seven in ten residents who are in the labor force, scheduling anything during business hours is a real negotiation, and unemployment is elevated enough that out-of-pocket costs stay a genuine consideration even for a routine visit. That context matters for young adults in their late teens and twenties, a group that makes up a significant slice of East Lake-Orient Park's population and accounts for the years when STI transmission is most common nationally.
When rent is hovering around a thousand dollars a month and households are running on tight budgets, a clinic visit that requires leaving work mid-shift or arranging a ride down East Hillsborough Avenue can be enough of a reason to keep postponing. The options appear on this page, covering a range of fees, hours, and distances, which means residents in Eureka Homes or anywhere else along the FL 574 corridor can compare what actually fits: a site open on a Saturday, one that operates on a sliding-scale fee, one close enough to reach without a long drive. That breadth is what moves a screening appointment from something vaguely planned to something people in this community can realistically book around the rest of their week.
Getting there
At 9.75/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in East Lake-Orient Park 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 33617 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 33617 area around East Lake-Orient Park: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not East Lake-Orient Park alone.
East Lake-Orient Park sits in Hillsborough, ZIP 33617. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside East Lake-Orient Park? 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 Hillsborough: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Florida 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 an East Lake-Orient Park-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 East Lake-Orient Park 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 Florida 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 Florida, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Florida 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 FloridaSource: 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, Tampa, FL is close; compare it by distance against TFHC#31 - Sligh.
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 616 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Florida average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Florida, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
It's reassuring, but if you tested early in the window period, retest a few weeks later to be sure.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
They can, swollen groin nodes can accompany herpes, syphilis, or early HIV, so mention them when you test.
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